Moncagua

Moncagua
Municipality
Moncagua Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°32′N88°15′W / 13.533°N 88.250°W / 13.533; -88.250
Country	El Salvador
Department	San Miguel
Elevation	750 ft (230 m)
Population  (2024 census)
• Total	24,167 [1]

Moncagua is a municipality in the San Miguel department of El Salvador.

Moncagua is also a well known area of hot springs. Moncagua is known as "tierra caliente" or "hot land" in literal English translation. From the Nauathl (language of the Lenca, the indigenous population that used to live there) it literally means land of rabbits, rocks and water.

Moncagua, San Miguel

Sports

The local football club is Atlético Chaparrastique, who have spent some seasons in the Salvadoran Second Division and almost secured promotion to the top tier in 2003.

References

1. "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador. pp. 117–123. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-04-05. Retrieved 2025-04-29.