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Sacacoyo is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador.

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Population
15915
Area
25.22
Elevation
662
Time zone
UTC−06:00
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Sacacoyo Parque Central 2012.jpg
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Sacacoyo
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Sacacoyo is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador.

==History== The name Sacacoyo comes from the Nahua phrase "En el camino de coyotes y zacate" (in the path of coyotes and grass) In 1890, Sacacoyo had a population of 1,870 people. In 1905, Sacacoyo was combined as part of Tepecoyo, but on 11 May 1907 was recreated as Sacacoyo by legislative decree.

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