Cojutepeque
title: "Cojutepeque" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-of-the-cuscatlán-department"] topic_path: "general/municipalities-of-the-cuscatlan-department" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cojutepeque" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Cojutepeque |
| settlement_type | District |
| image_skyline | Cojutepeque de noche.JPG |
| image_caption | Cojutepeque at night |
| pushpin_map | El Salvador |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in El Salvador |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Department |
| subdivision_name1 | Cuscatlán Department |
| established_title | |
| established_title2 | |
| established_title3 | |
| established_date3 | 1846 |
| area_total_km2 | 31.43 |
| population_as_of | 2012 |
| population_total | 50315 |
| population_metro | 70000 |
| population_blank1_title | Ethnicities |
| elevation_m | 853 |
| coordinates | |
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Cojutepeque () is the capital city of El Salvador's Cuscatlán department. It also served as the capital of El Salvador for several years. It also serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of Cojutepeque. Its population is estimated at 70,000 people with about 85% living in the urban areas of the municipality.
The name Cojutepeque is derived from the Nahuatl words for "at the hill of the coyotes". It received the title of city in 1846. The ancient churches of San Juan Degollado, San José and San Sebastián can be found in the city. Cojutepeque's patron saint is Saint Sebastian, and there is a fair in honor of Saint John the Baptist (San Juan Degollado).
Cereals, sugarcane, loaf-sugar, panela, and fruit are cultivated and grown here, and local industries include the manufacture of hats made out of palm-fronds. The sausages of Cojutepeque (los chorizos de Cojutepeque) are known throughout El Salvador.
Its principal tourist attraction is Cerro de las Pavas, from which the lake of Ilopango, the volcano of San Vicente, and the Valley of Jiboa can be seen.
Geography
The Pan-American Highway connects Cojutepeque with San Salvador 33 km away.
Climate
Its height is 850 meters above sea level; it enjoys a pleasant climate. Its nickname is "City of the Mists". |location = Cojutepeque (1991–2020) |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan high C = 30.1 |Feb high C = 31.6 |Mar high C = 32.1 |Apr high C = 31.7 |May high C = 30.2 |Jun high C = 29.2 |Jul high C = 30.2 |Aug high C = 29.9 |Sep high C = 28.6 |Oct high C = 28.3 |Nov high C = 28.7 |Dec high C = 29.3 |year high C = 30.0 |Jan mean C = 22.0 |Feb mean C = 22.9 |Mar mean C = 23.4 |Apr mean C = 23.7 |May mean C = 23.3 |Jun mean C = 22.9 |Jul mean C = 23.2 |Aug mean C = 22.9 |Sep mean C = 22.3 |Oct mean C = 22.2 |Nov mean C = 21.9 |Dec mean C = 21.9 |year mean C = 22.7 |Jan low C = 17.6 |Feb low C = 18.3 |Mar low C = 19.3 |Apr low C = 20.5 |May low C = 20.4 |Jun low C = 20.1 |Jul low C = 19.9 |Aug low C = 19.8 |Sep low C = 19.7 |Oct low C = 19.5 |Nov low C = 18.5 |Dec low C = 18.0 |year low C = 19.3 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 1.9 |Feb precipitation mm = 3.2 |Mar precipitation mm = 13.3 |Apr precipitation mm = 51.0 |May precipitation mm = 206.9 |Jun precipitation mm = 229.2 |Jul precipitation mm = 264.1 |Aug precipitation mm = 306.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 319.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 248.3 |Nov precipitation mm = 60.4 |Dec precipitation mm = 8.5 |year precipitation mm = 1712.1 |Jan humidity = 69 |Feb humidity = 67 |Mar humidity = 69 |Apr humidity = 75 |May humidity = 83 |Jun humidity = 86 |Jul humidity = 82 |Aug humidity = 85 |Sep humidity = 90 |Oct humidity = 88 |Nov humidity = 80 |Dec humidity = 74 |year humidity = 78.9 | source 1 = Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Cerro de las Pavas
The peak known as Cerro de las Pavas can be reached via two roads from Cojutepeque: one for cars, the other a zigzagging path for pedestrians.
In 1924, Governor Fidel Antonio Novoa Fuentes began an improvement program for the peak and built the park known as Parque de Montaña. During the administration of President Óscar Osorio, the pathways leading to the peak were improved thanks to the efforts of the poet Raúl Contreras.
There is a grotto on the peak that displays an image of the Our Lady of Fátima. A pilgrimage to this grotto occurs in May and is a major religious festival in El Salvador.
Chorizos
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Sport
The football club Cojutepeque F.C. was based in Cojutepeque.
References
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