Departments of El Salvador
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El Salvador is divided into 14 departments (departamentos) for administrative purposes, subdivided into 262 municipalities (municipios). The country is a unitary state.
Departments
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# | Flag | Department | Capital | Area (km2) | Population [1] (2013) |
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1 | | Ahuachapán | Ahuachapán | 1,239.6 | 333,406 |
2 | ![]() | Cabañas | Sensuntepeque | 1,103.5 | 164,945 |
3 | ![]() | Chalatenango | Chalatenango | 2,016.6 | 204,808 |
4 | | Cuscatlán | Cojutepeque | 756.2 | 252,528 |
5 | ![]() | La Libertad | Santa Tecla | 1,652.9 | 747,662 |
6 | ![]() | La Paz | Zacatecoluca | 1,223.6 | 328,221 |
7 | ![]() | La Unión | La Unión | 2,074.3 | 263,271 |
8 | ![]() | Morazán | San Francisco Gotera | 1,447.4 | 199,519 |
9 | ![]() | San Miguel | San Miguel | 2,077.1 | 478,792 |
10 | ![]() | San Salvador | San Salvador | 886.2 | 1,740,847 |
11 | ![]() | San Vicente | San Vicente | 1,184.0 | 174,561 |
12 | ![]() | Santa Ana | Santa Ana | 2,023.2 | 572,081 |
13 | ![]() | Sonsonate | Sonsonate | 1,225.2 | 463,732 |
14 | ![]() | Usulután | Usulután | 2,130.4 | 366,040 |
Regions
The departments are grouped into three regions for statistical and geographic purposes.
Western Region
- Ahuachapán
- Santa Ana
- Sonsonate
Central Region
- Cabañas
- Chalatenango
- Cuscatlán
- La Libertad
- La Paz
- San Salvador
- San Vicente
Eastern Region
- La Unión
- Morazán
- San Miguel
- Usulután
See also
- El Salvador
- List of cities in El Salvador
- Municipalities of El Salvador
- Geography of El Salvador
- Ranked list of Salvadoran departments
- List of Salvadoran departmental capitals
- Salvadoran Departments by HDI
- Department (country subdivision)
- Municipality
- ISO 3166-2:SV
References
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