Talnique

Municipality in La Libertad, El Salvador

13°40′N 89°24′W / 13.667°N 89.400°W / 13.667; -89.400Country

El SalvadorDepartment La LibertadGovernment

• MayorCOALICIÓN GANA-NUEVAS IDEAS - Alexander CabreraArea

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• Total11.475 sq mi (29.72 km²)Elevation

2,900 ft (884 m)Population

(2013)

• Total9,160 ^[2]^{[circular reference]}Time zoneCST (GMT-6)

Talnique is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. The town is built atop a mountain with only one access road. The people rely on a combination of coffee farming and tourism.

History

The town of Talnique has Pre-Columbian origins. In the year 1550 it had approx. 550 inhabitants.^[3]^{[circular reference]}

General information

The town has an area of about 11.5 sq mi and an altitude of roughly 2,900 ft. They celebrate Saint Luis King of France in the month of August. The name Talnique means "Hill of the Talnetes" or "The place of the wasps of the Earth." In years past Talnique was called "Terlinquetepeque" (1548), "San Luis Talnitepeque" (1740), "Talniquetet" (1770), and finally "Talnique" (1807).^[4]^{[circular reference]}