San José Villanueva
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San Jose Villanueva is a small municipality in the Department of La Libertad, El Salvador
. San Jose Villanueva has a population of 14,000 inhabitants (according to the PNC) and 9,896 inhabitants (according to SIBASI 2001). It is located in the south of the Department, bordered by the cities of New Cuscatlán to the north, Huizucar
to the east, the Port of La Libertad to the south and Zaragoza
to the west. The town contains a health clinic, six schools, an institute, a Catholic church and seven Protestant churches. In the last several years, the municipality has seen an influx of the upper middle class, including the introduction of a gated housing development. Principal crops include grains, coffee, and grasses. There are businesses in cattle, pigs, and poultry. Among the successful industries are the Beneficiary of Coffee and the Dairy Elaboration. There are paved access roads. Of note is a local archaeological site, the Peidra Pintada (Painted Stone), a rock inscribed with three meters of ancient hieroglyphics.
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
. San Jose Villanueva has a population of 14,000 inhabitants (according to the PNC) and 9,896 inhabitants (according to SIBASI 2001). It is located in the south of the Department, bordered by the cities of New Cuscatlán to the north, Huizucar
Huizúcar
Huizúcar is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. The town of Huizucar is the head of the district of the same name in the department of La Libertad, at 23 km. away from San Salvador and with an elevation of 640 meters over the sea level....
to the east, the Port of La Libertad to the south and Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
to the west. The town contains a health clinic, six schools, an institute, a Catholic church and seven Protestant churches. In the last several years, the municipality has seen an influx of the upper middle class, including the introduction of a gated housing development. Principal crops include grains, coffee, and grasses. There are businesses in cattle, pigs, and poultry. Among the successful industries are the Beneficiary of Coffee and the Dairy Elaboration. There are paved access roads. Of note is a local archaeological site, the Peidra Pintada (Painted Stone), a rock inscribed with three meters of ancient hieroglyphics.