Departments of El Salvador
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The Latin, North, and Central American state of El Salvador is divided into fourteen departments (departamentos) for administrative purposes which are in turn divided 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 |
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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 |
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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
- Departments of El Salvador
- Department (country subdivision)
- Municipality
- ISO 3166-2:SV
References
Template:Articles on first-level administrative divisions of North American countries