Departments of El Salvador

El Salvador is divided into 14 departments (Spanish: departamentos) for administrative purposes, subdivided into 262 municipalities (municipios). The country is a unitary state.

Department
Location El Salvador
Number14
Populations
Areas
Subdivisions

Departments
Map Flag Coat of arms Department Capital Area (km2) Population (2013)[1] Municipalities
Ahuachapán Ahuachapán 1,239.6 333,406 12
Cabañas Sensuntepeque 1,103.5 164,945 9
Chalatenango Chalatenango 2,016.6 204,808 33
Cuscatlán Cojutepeque 756.2 252,528 16
La Libertad Santa Tecla 1,652.9 747,662 22
La Paz Zacatecoluca 1,223.6 328,221 22
La Unión La Unión 2,074.3 263,271 18
Morazán San Francisco Gotera 1,447.4 199,519 26
San Miguel San Miguel 2,077.1 478,792 20
San Salvador San Salvador 886.2 1,740,847 19
San Vicente San Vicente 1,184.0 174,561 13
Santa Ana Santa Ana 2,023.2 572,081 13
Sonsonate Sonsonate 1,225.2 463,732 16
Usulután Usulután 2,130.4 366,040 23

See also

References
  1. "El Salvador, General Information". GeoHive. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016.
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