Cuscatlán Department

For pre-Columbian polity, see Cuzcatlan.

Cuscatlán
Department
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Location within El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°50′17″N 89°01′52″W
Country	El Salvador
Created (given current status)	1835
Seat	Cojutepeque
Area
• Total	756.19 km2 (291.97 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 14th
Population
• Total	252,528
• Rank	Ranked 12th
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
ISO 3166 code	SV-CU

Cuscatlán (Spanish pronunciation: [kuskaˈtlan]) is a department of El Salvador, located in the center of the country. With a surface area of 756.19 square kilometres (291.97 sq mi), it is El Salvador's smallest department. It is inhabited by over 252,000 people. Cuscatlán or Cuzcatlán was the name the original inhabitants of the Western part of the country gave to most of the territory that is now El Salvador. In their language it means "land of precious jewels". It was created on 22 May 1835. Suchitoto was the first capital of the department but on 12 November 1861, Cojutepeque was made the capital. It is known in producing fruits, tobacco, sugar cane, and coffee among other items. The department is famous for its chorizos from the city of Cojutepeque.

Municipalities

1. Candelaria
2. Cojutepeque
3. El Carmen
4. El Rosario
5. Monte San Juan
6. Oratorio de Concepción
7. San Bartolomé Perulapía
8. San Cristóbal
9. San José Guayabal
10. San Pedro Perulapán
11. San Rafael Cedros
12. San Ramón
13. Santa Cruz Analquito
14. Santa Cruz Michapa
15. Suchitoto
16. Tenancingo

References

• El Salvador at GeoHive