Caluco

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Caluco is a city and municipality in the Sonsonate department of El Salvador.{{Cite web|title=Caluco|url=http://www.isdem.gob.sv/directorio-de-negocios/748/caluco|access-date=2020-10-10|website=ISDEM|language=es}} According to the 2007 Population and Housing Census, it has a population of 9,139.

History

Caluco was a producer of cocoa.{{cn|date=January 2023}}

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

{{Reflist}}{{Sonsonate Department}}

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Category:Municipalities of the Sonsonate Department

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