El Salvador

Official name:
the Republic of El Salvador
Native name:
El Salvador
Capital:
San Salvador
ISO country code
SV
Nat. statistical agency:
Dirección General de Estadística y Censos
Population (2010-07-01):
6,052,064 (CIA)
Area:
21,040 sq.km.
Region:
Central America

Census Results

1778-xx-xx : 146,684
1878-xx-xx :
1882-xx-xx :
1892-xx-xx :
1901-xx-xx :
1930-05-10 : 1,459,594
1950-06-13 : 1,855,917
1961-05-02 : 2,510,984
1971-06-28 : 3,554,648
1992-09-27 : 5,120,411
2007-05-12 : 5,744,113

El Salvador

Administrative units

departamentocapitalarea (sq.km.)population
1992-10-06
census		population
2007-05-12
census
source: Dirección General de Estadística y Censos, El Salvador.
AhuachapánAhuachapán1,239.6261,188319,503
Santa AnaSanta Ana2,023.2458,587523,655
SonsonateSonsonate1,225.2360,183438,960
ChalatenangoChalatenango2,016.6179,132192,788
La LibertadSanta Tecla1,652.9513,866660,652
San SalvadorSan Salvador886.21,512,1251,567,156
CuscatlánCojutepeque756.2178,502231,480
La PazZacatecoluca1,223.6245,915308,087
CabañasSensuntepeque1,103.5138,426149,326
San VicenteSan Vicente1,184.0143,003161,645
UsulutánUsulután2,130.4310,362344,235
San MiguelSan Miguel2,077.1403,411434,003
MorazánSan Francisco Gotera1,447.4160,146174,406
La UniónLa Unión2,074.3255,565238,217
total 21,040.25,120,4115,744,113

Main cities

namepopulation
1992-10-06
census		population
2007-05-12
census		latitude /
longitude
San Salvador415,346316,09013.67/-89.24
Santa Ana210,970245,421 
Soyapango261,122241,403 
San Miguel191,116218,410 
Mejicanos144,855140,751 
Apopa109,179131,286 
Santa Tecla113,698121,908 
Delgado109,863120,200 
Ahuachapán85,460110,511 
Ilopango90,634103,862 
Colón49,57096,989 
Tonacatepeque27,34290,896 
source: Dirección General de Estadística y Censos, El Salvador.