Yayantique is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
La Unión department
La Unión () is a department of El Salvador. It is located in the eastern part of the country and its capital is La Unión. It covers a total of and has a population of 263,200. The department was created on June 22, 1865, and the city of L ...
of
El Salvador.
{{La Unión Department
El Tejar de Yayantique is one of the cities within Yayantique.
Municipalities of the La Unión Department