  ahuachapÃ¡n is a department of el salvador in the west of the country. the capital is ahuachapÃ¡n. in the south it has the apenca-ilamatepec range and the cerro grande de apaneca (apaneca grand hill). its extension is 1,240&nbsp;kmÂ² and has more than 333,000 people living in the department. == municipalities == # ahuachapÃ¡n # apaneca # atiquizaya # concepciÃ³n de ataco # el refugio # guaymango # jujutla # san francisco menÃ©ndez # san lorenzo # san pedro puxtla # tacuba # turÃ­n  
Departments_of_El_Salvador States_and_territories_established_in_1869