Departments of El Salvador
administrative division
El Salvador is divided into 14 departments for administrative purposes. The departments are divided into a total of 262 municipalities. The country is a unitary state.
Departments change
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| # | Flag | Department | Capital | Area (km2) | Population [1] (2013) |
Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Ahuachapán | Ahuachapán | 1,239.6 | 333,406 | 12 |
| 2 |  |
Cabañas | Sensuntepeque | 1,103.5 | 164,945 | 9 |
| 3 |  |
Chalatenango | Chalatenango | 2,016.6 | 204,808 | 33 |
| 4 |  |
Cuscatlán | Cojutepeque | 756.2 | 252,528 | 16 |
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La Libertad | Santa Tecla | 1,652.9 | 747,662 | 22 |
| 6 |  |
La Paz | Zacatecoluca | 1,223.6 | 328,221 | 22 |
| 7 |  |
La Unión | La Unión | 2,074.3 | 263,271 | 18 |
| 8 |  |
Morazán | San Francisco Gotera | 1,447.4 | 199,519 | 26 |
| 9 |  |
San Miguel | San Miguel | 2,077.1 | 478,792 | 20 |
| 10 |  |
San Salvador | San Salvador | 886.2 | 1,740,847 | 19 |
| 11 |  |
San Vicente | San Vicente | 1,184.0 | 174,561 | 13 |
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Santa Ana | Santa Ana | 2,023.2 | 572,081 | 13 |
| 13 |  |
Sonsonate | Sonsonate | 1,225.2 | 463,732 | 16 |
| 14 |  |
Usulután | Usulután | 2,130.4 | 366,040 | 23 |
References change
- ↑ El Salvador at GeoHive Archived 2016-09-28 at the Wayback Machine