Tenancingo, El Salvador

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Tenancingo
Municipality
Tenancingo Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°50′N 88°59′W / 13.833°N 88.983°W / 13.833; -88.983
Country	El Salvador
Department	Cuscatlán Department
Elevation	1,959 ft (597 m)

Tenancingo is a municipality in the Cuscatlán department of El Salvador.

Geography

Tenancingo is located approximately 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from the deviation of the Pan-American Highway from which it is accessed via a paved road. (Approximately 2–3 kilometers (1.2–1.9 mi) of that road are gravel).

History

During the pre-Columbian era, the area was inhabited by the Pipil people, additionally under the jurisdiction of Cuzcatlan.

Being a site of the Salvadoran Civil War between the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front and army around 27 September 1983,^[1] it was bombed by the Salvadoran Air Force, resulting in 40–50 deaths and the populace fleeing.^[2][3] Following mediation between the rebels and military by Archbishop of San Salvador Arturo Rivera y Damas, the town was declared a "neutral zone" and 200 people's return was facilitated by the Foundation for Development and Minimum Housing. However, local Colonel Oscar Amaya was frustrated and an occupation resulted in one death.^[2] Afterward, the FMLN also violated the agreement. By 20 March 1989, the town had 511 registered voters, with half voting in the 1989 election.^[3]

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