Ahuachapán
The department of Ahuachapán is the westernmost of the 14 departments in which the Republic of El Salvador is divided. Its head, the city of Ahuachapán is 100 km from San Salvador. The department has an area of 1,239.60 km². It borders to the north with the department of Santa Ana, to the northeast and to the east with the department of Jutiapa of Guatemala, to the south with the Pacific Ocean and to the west with the department of Sonsonate.