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
Flag of San Salvador
Location within El Salvador
Location within El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°43′52″N 89°09′40″W / 13.731°N 89.161°W / 13.731; -89.161
CountryEl Salvador
Created
(given current status)
1824
CapitalSan Salvador
Area
 • Total886.2 km2 (342.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total2,404,097
 • Density2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
ISO 3166 codeSV-SS

It became a department on June 12, 1824.

Municipalities

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  1. Aguilares
  2. Apopa
  3. Ayutuxtepeque
  4. Cuscatancingo
  5. Delgado
  6. El Paisnal
  7. Guazapa
  8. Ilopango
  9. Mejicanos
  10. Nejapa
  11. Panchimalco
  12. Rosario de Mora
  13. San Marcos
  14. San Martín
  15. San Salvador
  16. Santiago Texacuangos
  17. Santo Tomás
  18. Soyapango
  19. Tonacatepeque