Caluco

Caluco
District
Caluco Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°43′N89°39′W / 13.717°N 89.650°W / 13.717; -89.650
Country	El Salvador
Department	Sonsonate
Government
• Mayor	Nelson Uvaldo Cornejo Sibrian
Area
• Municipality	19.86 sq mi (51.43 km2)
Elevation	1,250 ft (380 m)
Population  (2024) [1]
• Total	10,330

Caluco is a city and municipality in the Sonsonate department of El Salvador. ^[2] According to the 2007 Population and Housing Census, it has a population of 9,139.

History

Caluco was a producer of cocoa.^{[ citation needed ]}

Caluco, which in colonial times was at the peak of Salvadoran cocoa production and export, also holds a treasure of cultural heritage: the ruins of the first church in El Salvador.

Area

The municipality is 51.43 km² (19.86 mi²) large.

References

2. "Caluco". ISDEM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-10.

13°43′31″N89°39′41″W / 13.7253°N 89.6615°W / 13.7253; -89.6615