Municipality of Santa Ana La Paz
The municipality of Santa Ana belongs to the Department of La Paz.
Its original name was Cacauterique, which appears in the report of Governor Alonso de Contreras Guevara in 1582 as an indigenous village in Comayagua, entrusted to Yseo de Herrera with fifteen tribute payers.
In the census of 1801, conducted by Governor Ramón Anguiano, it is listed as an indigenous village within the parish of Cururú. It was granted the status of municipality on February 11, 1838. In the 20th-century censuses, it only appears as the municipality of Santa Ana.
General Data of Santa Ana de La Paz
Origin of its name: Its ancient name, Cacauterique, means «cacao hill,» and the current name, «Santa Ana,» is in honor of its patron saint.
- Territorial area: 207.50 km2
- Population: 12,213 inhabitants (2012)
- Date of creation: February 11, 1838
- Patronal festival: July 26th, day of Saint Anne; November 21st, day of the Virgin of La Paz.
- Villages and hamlets: 6 villages and 81 hamlets
- Altitude: 1685 meters above sea level.
Main Economic Activity
Cultivation of basic grains, citrus fruits, and vegetables; cattle, horse, pig, and goat breeding; poultry farming.
Infrastructure
- Health: 1 CESAR.
- Education: 47 primary education centers and 24 pre-primary education centers.
Location
Located in a small savannah where the Similatone mountain begins.
Limits
- North: municipality of Marcala;
- South: Republic of El Salvador;
- East: municipality of Opatoro;
- West: municipality of Cabañas.
