Yucuaiquín
Encyclopedia
Yucuaiquín is a municipality
in La Unión
Department
of El Salvador
. It has a total area of 55.2 square kilometres (21.3 sq mi) and a population of 7,294. It is located at an altitude of 450 metres (1,476.4 ft) AMSL
.
Historically, the name has evolved: in 1549 it was known as Yncuayquín, soon Inquiaquín (1573), Yoayquín (1577), Yocoaiquín (1689) and Jucuaiquín or Yucquín.
party. He was elected in the 2005 elections.
The municipality is divided into 9 cantons and 1 city:
City:
Cantons:
Each canton is subdivided into caseríos (like a neighbourhood).
is the only language of Yucuaiquín. The Roman Catholic Church
plays an important role in the Yucuaiquinense culture, but it's not the only Christian Church on Yucuaiquín, there are another Protestants Churches too, as Jehovah's Witnesses
, Assemblies of God
and Seventh-day Adventists.
On October Yucuaiquinenses celebrate their "Fiestas Patronales" in honor of their patron saint, St. Francis of Assisi
.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in La Unión
La Unión Department
La Unión is a department of El Salvador. It is located in the eastern part of the country and its capital is La Unión. It covers a total of 2,074 km² and has a population of 300,000. The department was created on June 22, 1865 and the city of La Unión was made its capital...
Department
Departments of El Salvador
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of El Salvador
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...
. It has a total area of 55.2 square kilometres (21.3 sq mi) and a population of 7,294. It is located at an altitude of 450 metres (1,476.4 ft) AMSL
Sea level
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.
Name
Yucuaiquín is a native word that is derived from two roots of the Poton Language: "Yuku" meaning fire and "Aykin" meaning land or town. So, the name has been interpreted to mean 'Town of Fire', that is according to the historian Jorge Lardé y Larín.Historically, the name has evolved: in 1549 it was known as Yncuayquín, soon Inquiaquín (1573), Yoayquín (1577), Yocoaiquín (1689) and Jucuaiquín or Yucquín.
History
When the Spaniards arrived, Yucuaiquín was located in a valley called "Llano Grande". The area was populated by Indians of the Lenca culture, leading to a war that lasted over twenty years and the destruction of the Lenca culture in the region. It obtained the village title on April 28, 1926. On February 15, 2002, it officially became a city.Politics
The current Mayor of Yucuaiquín is Ing. Carlos Ernesto Gutiérrez Villatoro, who is affiliated with the ARENANationalist Republican Alliance
The Nationalist Republican Alliance is a conservative political party in El Salvador. It was founded on September 30, 1981, by Roberto D'Aubuisson, in order to oppose the reformist military junta that was ruling El Salvador at the time...
party. He was elected in the 2005 elections.
Administrative divisions
City:
- Yucuaiquín (Administrative Capital)
Cantons:
- Candelaria
- Ciricuario
- El Carmen
- La Cañada
- Las Cruces
- Las Marías
- Los Hatillos
- Tepemechin
- Valle Nuevo
Each canton is subdivided into caseríos (like a neighbourhood).
Culture
SpanishSpanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
is the only language of Yucuaiquín. The Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
plays an important role in the Yucuaiquinense culture, but it's not the only Christian Church on Yucuaiquín, there are another Protestants Churches too, as Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The religion reports worldwide membership of over 7 million adherents involved in evangelism, convention attendance of over 12 million, and annual...
, Assemblies of God
Assemblies of God
The Assemblies of God , officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is a group of over 140 autonomous but loosely-associated national groupings of churches which together form the world's largest Pentecostal denomination...
and Seventh-day Adventists.
On October Yucuaiquinenses celebrate their "Fiestas Patronales" in honor of their patron saint, St. Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order of Saint Francis. St...
.