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El Salvador

Official name:

the Republic of El Salvador

Name in native language:

El Salvador

Capital:

San Salvador

ISO country code

SV

Nat. statistical agency:

Dirección General de Estadística y Censos

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

the Republic of El Salvador

Administrative units

code	departamento	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 1992-10-06 census	population 2007-05-12 census
source: Dirección General de Estadística y Censos, El Salvador.
01	Ahuachapán	Ahuachapán	1,239.6	261,188	319,503
02	Santa Ana	Santa Ana	2,023.2	458,587	523,655
03	Sonsonate	Sonsonate	1,225.2	360,183	438,960
04	Chalatenango	Chalatenango	2,016.6	179,132	192,788
05	La Libertad	Santa Tecla	1,652.9	513,866	660,652
06	San Salvador	San Salvador	886.2	1,512,125	1,567,156
07	Cuscatlán	Cojutepeque	756.2	178,502	231,480
08	La Paz	Zacatecoluca	1,223.6	245,915	308,087
09	Cabañas	Sensuntepeque	1,103.5	138,426	149,326
10	San Vicente	San Vicente	1,184.0	143,003	161,645
11	Usulután	Usulután	2,130.4	310,362	344,235
12	San Miguel	San Miguel	2,077.1	403,411	434,003
13	Morazán	San Francisco Gotera	1,447.4	160,146	174,406
14	La Unión	La Unión	2,074.3	255,565	238,217
	total		21,040.2	5,120,411	5,744,113

Expanded administrative units

code	departamento municipio	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 1992-10-06 census	population 2007-05-12 census
source: Dirección General de Estadística y Censos, El Salvador.
01	Ahuachapán	Ahuachapán	1,239.6	261,188	319,503
01	Ahuachapán		244.8	85,460	110,511
02	Apaneca		45.1	7,750	8,383
03	Atiquizaya		66.6	28,213	33,587
04	Concepción de Ataco		61.0	13,903	12,786
05	El Refugio		11.0	5,105	8,171
06	Guaymango		60.2	17,299	19,037
07	Jujutla		264.0	26,975	28,599
08	San Francisco Menéndez		226.1	36,423	42,607
09	San Lorenzo		48.3	7,163	9,194
10	San Pedro Puxtla		41.4	6,680	7,773
11	Tacuba		150.0	20,744	29,858
12	Turín		20.9	5,473	8,997
02	Santa Ana	Santa Ana	2,023.2	458,587	523,655
01	Santa Ana		400.1	210,970	245,421
02	Candelaria de la Frontera		91.1	21,951	22,686
03	Coatepeque		126.9	38,198	36,768
04	Chalchuapa		165.8	64,828	74,038
05	El Congo		91.4	18,024	24,219
06	El Porvenir		52.5	6,253	8,232
07	Masahuat		71.2	4,113	3,393
08	Metapán		668.4	49,950	59,004
09	San Antonio Pajonal		51.9	3,842	3,279
10	San Sebastián Salitrillo		42.3	9,541	18,566
11	Santa Rosa Guachipilín		38.4	6,185	4,930
12	Santiago de la Frontera		44.2	6,589	5,196
13	Texistepeque		179.0	18,143	17,923
03	Sonsonate	Sonsonate	1,225.2	360,183	438,960
01	Sonsonate		232.5	77,773	71,541
02	Acajutla		166.6	47,678	52,359
03	Armenia		65.6	23,813	34,912
04	Caluco		51.4	6,689	9,139
05	Cuisnahuat		73.0	10,298	12,676
06	Izalco		175.9	54,595	70,959
07	Juayúa		103.1	23,534	24,465
08	Nahuizalco		34.3	34,350	49,081
09	Nahulingo		35.4	9,476	10,417
10	Salcoatitán		18.6	4,071	5,484
11	San Antonio del Monte		25.1	17,750	26,902
12	San Julián		81.6	13,721	18,648
13	Santa Catarina Masahuat		30.9	7,631	10,076
14	Santa Isabel Ishuatán		95.3	8,999	10,241
15	Santo Domingo		27.9	6,270	7,055
16	Sonzacate		8.4	13,535	25,005
04	Chalatenango	Chalatenango	2,016.6	179,132	192,788
01	Chalatenango		131.8	29,048	29,271
02	Agua caliente		195.7	8,460	8,261
03	Arcatao		66.9	2,242	2,946
04	Azacualpa		10.0	1,540	1,136
05	Cancasque		35.4	1,486	1,751
06	Citalá		79.4	4,822	4,164
07	Comalapa		28.2	4,237	2,996
08	Concepción Quezaltepeque		52.5	6,295	6,457
09	Dulce Nombre de María		54.0	5,503	5,051
10	El Carrizal		25.3	2,757	2,464
11	El Paraíso		52.1	9,979	10,483
12	La Laguna		25.8	4,572	3,923
13	La Palma		135.6	10,632	12,235
14	La Reina		133.5	7,635	9,525
15	Las Flores		26.2	1,490	1,583
16	Las Vueltas		36.8	1,040	940
17	Nombre de Jesús		40.4	4,341	4,484
18	Nueva Concepción		257.5	27,321	28,625
19	Nueva Trinidad		46.3	1,168	1,673
20	Ojos de Agua		34.1	3,175	3,667
21	Potonico		37.7	1,582	1,586
22	San Antonio de la Cruz		25.0	1,779	1,854
23	San Antonio Los Ranchos		11.2	1,031	1,619
24	San Fernando		44.0	1,812	2,593
25	San Francisco Lempa		11.0	919	862
26	San Francisco Morazán		97.2	2,279	3,919
27	San Ignacio		69.2	6,560	8,611
28	San Isidro Labrador		28.2	121	2,592
29	San Luis del Carmen		21.3	1,363	1,173
30	San Miguel de Mercedes		19.6	2,204	2,487
31	San Rafael		23.7	4,318	4,264
32	Santa Rita		53.1	4,508	5,985
33	Tejutla		107.5	12,913	13,608
05	La Libertad	Santa Tecla	1,652.9	513,866	660,652
01	Santa Tecla		112.2	113,698	121,908
02	Antiguo Cuscatlán		19.4	28,187	33,698
03	Ciudad Arce		86.8	39,796	60,314
04	Colón		84.1	49,570	96,989
05	Comasagua		75.1	10,871	11,870
06	Chiltiupán		96.7	10,988	10,897
07	Huizúcar		44.3	9,205	14,465
08	Jayaque		47.5	11,401	11,058
09	Jicalapa		42.9	5,523	5,116
10	La Libertad		162.0	33,590	35,997
11	Nuevo Cuscatlán		15.6	5,119	6,897
12	Opico		218.9	51,701	74,280
13	Quezaltepeque		125.4	46,693	52,643
14	Sacacoyo		25.2	9,183	12,299
15	San José Villanueva		32.5	7,247	13,576
16	San Matías		52.5	7,358	7,314
17	San Pablo Tacachico		129.5	18,707	20,366
18	Talnique		29.7	6,193	8,254
19	Tamanique		59.0	11,387	13,544
20	Teotepeque		109.7	12,177	12,320
21	Tepecoyo		61.1	10,838	14,322
22	Zaragoza		22.7	14,434	22,525
06	San Salvador	San Salvador	886.2	1,512,125	1,567,156
01	San Salvador		72.3	415,346	316,090
02	Aguilares		33.7	20,439	21,267
03	Apopa		51.8	109,179	131,286
04	Ayutuxtepeque		8.4	23,810	34,710
05	Cuscatancingo		5.4	57,485	66,400
06	Delgado		33.4	109,863	120,200
07	El Paisnal		125.5	13,485	14,551
08	Guazapa		63.7	18,780	22,906
09	Ilopango		34.6	90,634	103,862
10	Mejicanos		22.1	144,855	140,751
11	Nejapa		83.4	23,891	29,458
12	Panchimalco		90.0	32,457	41,260
13	Rosario de Mora		39.2	9,251	11,377
14	San Marcos		14.7	59,913	63,209
15	San Martín		55.8	56,530	72,758
16	Santiago Texacuangos		30.5	16,295	19,428
17	Santo Tomás		24.3	21,448	25,344
18	Soyapango		29.7	261,122	241,403
19	Tonacatepeque		67.6	27,342	90,896
07	Cuscatlán	Cojutepeque	756.2	178,502	231,480
01	Cojutepeque		31.4	45,601	50,315
02	Candelaria		36.7	9,634	10,090
03	El Carmen		6.1	12,456	13,345
04	El Rosario		14.2	3,679	4,220
05	Monte San Juan		26.6	8,251	10,224
06	Oratorio de Concepción		24.3	2,368	3,578
07	San Bartolomé Perulapía		12.3	5,658	8,058
08	San Cristóbal		18.2	7,130	8,316
09	San José Guayabal		42.7	9,915	9,300
10	San Pedro Perulapán		90.5	26,047	44,730
11	San Rafael Cedros		29.2	11,735	17,069
12	San Ramón		15.7	4,632	6,292
13	Santa Cruz Analquito		11.8	2,271	2,585
14	Santa Cruz Michapa		28.6	9,942	11,790
15	Suchitoto		329.3	13,850	24,786
16	Tenancingo		38.3	5,333	6,782
08	La Paz	Zacatecoluca	1,223.6	245,915	308,087
01	Zacatecoluca		321.3	57,804	65,826
02	Cuyultitán		8.6	4,156	5,590
03	El Rosario		45.6	9,797	16,784
04	Jerusalén		6.5	2,043	2,570
05	Mercedes La Ceiba		10.6	620	637
06	Olocuilta		89.7	15,992	29,529
07	Paraíso de Osorio		7.2	2,933	2,727
08	San Antonio Masahuat		28.8	4,047	4,258
09	San Emigdio		9.9	2,689	2,818
10	San Francisco Chinameca		40.5	6,186	7,387
11	San Juan Nonualco		59.7	10,927	17,256
12	San Juan Talpa		40.7	6,825	7,707
13	San Juan Tepezontes		17.9	3,037	3,630
14	San Luis		66.0	15,410	21,675
15	San Luis La Herradura		104.4	16,869	20,405
16	San Miguel Tepezontes		46.2	4,629	5,084
17	San Pedro Masahuat		121.4	21,593	25,446
18	San Pedro Nonualco		27.5	9,430	9,252
19	San Rafael Obrajuelo		11.0	9,110	9,820
20	Santa María Ostuma		24.1	5,660	5,990
21	Santiago Nonualco		125.5	32,546	39,887
22	Tapalhuaca		14.3	3,612	3,809
09	Cabañas	Sensuntepeque	1,103.5	138,426	149,326
01	Sensuntepeque		306.3	39,123	40,332
02	Cinquera		34.5	574	1,467
03	Dolores		149.1	5,667	6,347
04	Guacotecti		21.0	3,914	5,550
05	Ilobasco		249.7	53,513	61,510
06	Jutiapa		67.1	7,178	6,584
07	San Isidro		78.3	9,468	7,796
08	Tejutepeque		50.5	5,087	7,114
09	Victoria		147.0	13,902	12,626
10	San Vicente	San Vicente	1,184.0	143,003	161,645
01	San Vicente		267.3	45,559	53,213
02	Apastepeque		120.6	18,247	18,342
03	Guadalupe		21.5	5,585	5,486
04	San Cayetano Istepeque		17.0	5,095	5,103
05	San Esteban Catarina		78.1	3,275	5,661
06	San Ildefonso		136.4	8,704	7,799
07	San Lorenzo		18.7	6,178	6,055
08	San Sebastián		61.8	12,988	14,411
09	Santa Clara		124.5	4,216	5,349
10	Santo Domingo		16.4	6,282	6,445
11	Tecoluca		284.7	16,746	23,893
12	Tepetitán		12.8	3,813	3,631
13	Verapaz		24.3	6,315	6,257
11	Usulután	Usulután	2,130.4	310,362	344,235
01	Usulután		139.8	64,326	73,064
02	Alegría		40.4	12,205	11,712
03	Berlín		147.0	17,952	17,787
04	California		24.4	2,300	2,628
05	Concepción Batres		119.1	11,758	12,197
06	El Triunfo		39.7	5,891	6,924
07	Ereguayquín		28.0	7,069	6,119
08	Estanzuelas		71.7	9,194	9,015
09	Jiquilisco		430.0	37,646	47,784
10	Jucuapa		36.1	15,564	18,442
11	Jucuarán		239.7	11,196	13,424
12	Mercedes Umaña		61.4	13,328	13,092
13	Nueva Granada		89.7	7,382	7,451
14	Ozatlán		50.2	11,436	12,443
15	Puerto El Triunfo		168.7	15,092	16,584
16	San Agustín		103.4	3,481	6,518
17	San Buenaventura		27.9	4,113	4,726
18	San Dionisio		115.0	6,898	4,945
19	San Francisco Javier		45.3	5,469	5,409
20	Santa Elena		54.9	14,801	17,342
21	Santa María		11.9	8,043	10,731
22	Santiago de María		37.7	17,291	18,201
23	Tecapán		48.4	7,927	7,697
12	San Miguel	San Miguel	2,077.1	403,411	434,003
01	San Miguel		594.0	191,116	218,410
02	Carolina		52.9	8,298	8,240
03	Ciudad Barrios		68.1	24,803	24,817
04	Comacarán		34.6	3,523	3,199
05	Chapeltique		103.6	10,445	10,728
06	Chinameca		77.3	20,775	22,311
07	Chirilagua		206.9	21,721	19,984
08	El Tránsito		43.7	16,455	18,363
09	Lolotique		94.5	13,883	14,916
10	Moncagua		103.0	20,931	22,659
11	Nueva Guadalupe		22.8	6,567	8,905
12	Nuevo Edén de San Juan		63.1	2,452	4,034
13	Quelepa		22.2	4,859	4,049
14	San Antonio		16.9	6,373	5,304
15	San Gerardo		82.8	5,557	5,986
16	San Jorge		37.7	8,903	9,115
17	San Luis de la Reina		168.2	6,845	5,637
18	San Rafael		45.0	15,110	13,290
19	Sesori		203.3	11,142	10,705
20	Uluazapa		36.4	3,653	3,351
13	Morazán	San Francisco Gotera	1,447.4	160,146	174,406
01	San Francisco (Gotera)		59.8	19,887	21,049
02	Arambala		114.2	1,840	1,821
03	Cacaopera		135.7	9,351	10,943
04	Corinto		95.0	16,402	15,410
05	Chilanga		34.3	8,358	9,700
06	Delicias de Concepción		20.2	4,749	5,076
07	El Divisadero		61.4	7,480	7,617
08	El Rosario		19.1	1,076	1,339
09	Gualococti		18.6	3,020	3,650
10	Guatajiagua		70.8	10,278	11,721
11	Joateca		66.3	3,411	4,210
12	Jocoaitique		51.9	1,915	2,877
13	Jocoro		63.6	9,706	10,060
14	Lolotiquillo		22.6	4,609	4,915
15	Meanguera		47.3	7,781	7,818
16	Osicala		47.1	9,648	8,909
17	Perquín		109.0	3,472	3,158
18	San Carlos		36.9	3,220	4,172
19	San Fernando		26.9	895	1,708
20	San Isidro		11.5	2,874	2,804
21	San Simón		39.1	8,062	10,102
22	Sensembra		22.0	3,127	2,940
23	Sociedad		118.3	10,504	11,406
24	Torola		58.3	1,087	3,042
25	Yamabal		84.1	3,623	4,346
26	Yoloaiquín		13.5	3,771	3,613
14	La Unión	La Unión	2,074.3	255,565	238,217
37	La Unión		144.4	36,903	34,045
85	Anamorós		108.0	15,332	14,551
196	Bolívar		51.6	5,029	4,215
175	Concepción de Oriente		68.8	6,458	8,179
33	Conchagua		209.1	33,332	37,362
80	El Carmen		105.4	15,512	12,324
139	El Sauce		146.7	8,779	6,546
163	Intipucá		94.5	7,201	7,567
82	Lislique		98.8	13,790	13,385
215	Meanguera del Golfo		16.7	3,368	2,398
91	Nueva Esparta		86.2	13,300	9,637
62	Pasaquina		295.3	21,509	16,375
132	Polorós		126.6	9,459	9,701
59	San Alejo		251.6	22,793	17,598
209	San José		45.2	3,975	2,971
53	Santa Rosa de Lima		128.6	24,719	27,693
191	Yayantique		41.9	5,412	6,871
135	Yucuaiquín		55.2	8,694	6,799
	total		21,040.2	5,120,411	5,744,113

Main cities

name	population 1992-10-06 census	population 2007-05-12 census	latitude / longitude
San Salvador	415,346	316,090	13.67/-89.24
Santa Ana	210,970	245,421
Soyapango	261,122	241,403
San Miguel	191,116	218,410
Mejicanos	144,855	140,751
Apopa	109,179	131,286
Santa Tecla	113,698	121,908
Delgado	109,863	120,200
Ahuachapán	85,460	110,511
Ilopango	90,634	103,862
Colón	49,570	96,989
Tonacatepeque	27,342	90,896
source: Dirección General de Estadística y Censos, El Salvador.