Talnique

Talnique
Municipality
Talnique Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°40′N 89°24′W
Country	El Salvador
Department	La Libertad
Government
• Mayor	COALICIÓN GANA-NUEVAS IDEAS - Alexander Cabrera
Area
• Total	11.475 sq mi (29.72 km2)
Elevation	2,900 ft (884 m)
Population  (2013)
• Total	9,160
Time zone	CST (GMT-6)

Talnique is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. The town is built atop a mountain with only one access road. The people rely on a combination of coffee farming and tourism.

History

The town of Talnique has Pre-Columbian origins. In the year 1550 it had approx. 550 inhabitants.

General information

The town has an area of about 11.5 sq mi and an altitude of roughly 2,900 ft. They celebrate Saint Luis King of France in the month of August. The name Talnique means "Hill of the Talnetes" or "The place of the wasps of the Earth." In years past Talnique was called "Terlinquetepeque" (1548), "San Luis Talnitepeque" (1740), "Talniquetet" (1770), and finally "Talnique" (1807).