Acajutla

Acajutla is a seaport city in Sonsonate Department, El Salvador. The city is located at 13°35′24″N 89°50′01″W on the Pacific coast of Central America and is El Salvador's principal seaport from which a large portion of the nation's exports of coffee, sugar, and Balsam of Peru are shipped. As a city, Acajutla is one of seventeen such districts in Sonsonate. As of 1992, the population of the city was 18,008.

Acajutla
Acaxutla
City
Acajutla
Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°35′24″N 89°50′01″W
Country El Salvador
DepartmentSonsonate Department
Area
  Total166.59 km2 (64.32 sq mi)
Elevation
24 m (79 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total29,701
  Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
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