San Salvador Department
department of El Salvador
San Salvador is a department in El Salvador. The capital is San Salvador, which is also the national capital.
San Salvador | |
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![]() Location within El Salvador | |
Coordinates: 13°43′52″N 89°09′40″W / 13.731°N 89.161°W | |
Country | El Salvador |
Created (given current status) | 1824 |
Capital | San Salvador |
Area | |
• Total | 886.2 km2 (342.2 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 2,404,097 |
• Density | 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
ISO 3166 code | SV-SS |
It became a department on June 12, 1824.
Municipalities
change- Aguilares
- Apopa
- Ayutuxtepeque
- Cuscatancingo
- Delgado
- El Paisnal
- Guazapa
- Ilopango
- Mejicanos
- Nejapa
- Panchimalco
- Rosario de Mora
- San Marcos
- San Martín
- San Salvador
- Santiago Texacuangos
- Santo Tomás
- Soyapango
- Tonacatepeque