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| Capital city | San Salvador |
| Political system | republic |
| Currency | U.S. Dollar |
| Surface | 21 040 |
| Population | 6 420 746 |
| Tongue | Spanish |
| religion | Catholicism, Protestantism, Pentecostal |
| Code | 503 |
| Internet domain | .sv |
| Time zone | UTC -6 |
| Time zone | UTC -6 |
El Salvador - country in Central America lying on the Pacific Ocean. It borders on Guatemala (203 km) i Honduras (342 km).
Characteristic
Geography
Climate
History
Policy
Economy
Drive
By car
By plane
The main airport is San Salvador International Airport.
By ship
Regions
The administrative division of El Salvador consists of 14 departments (departamento (s)) and 252 municipalities (municipio (s)). The table below shows the departments of El Salvador with their capitals and with data on population and area. The numbers in the first column allow you to locate the departments on the map next to the table.
no. department administrative center population 1992 population 2000 area km²
1 Ahuachapán Ahuachapán 261 188 304 300 1 281
2 Cabañas Sensuntepeque 138 426 161 300 1 104
3 Chalatenango Chalatenango 177 320 206 600 2 507
4 Cuscatlán Cojutepeque 178 502 208 000 766
5 La Libertad Santa Tecla 513 866 598 700 1 653
6 La Paz Zacatecoluca 245 915 286 500 1 224
7 La Unión La Unión 255 565 297 800 2 074
8 Morazán San Francisco Gotera 160 146 186 600 1 447
9 San Miguel San Miguel 403 411 470 000 2 532
10 San Salvador San Salvador 1 512 125 1 761 800 892
11 Santa Ana Santa Ana 458 587 534 300 2 023
12 San Vicente San Vicente 143 003 166 600 1 184
13 Sonsonate Sonsonate 360 183 419 700 1 226
14 Usulután Usulután 310 362 361 600 2,130
El Salvador 5 118 599 5 963 800 21 041
Cities
According to official data from 2007, El Salvador had over 60 cities with a population of over 10,000. residents. The capital of the country, San Salvador, was the only city with over 300,000 inhabitants. residents; 8 cities with a population of 100,000 ÷ 300,000; 7 cities with a population of 50,000 ÷ 100,000; 14 cities with a population of 25,000 ÷ 50,000 and the rest of the cities below 25,000 residents.
El Salvador is one of the most densely populated countries in Latin America (308 inhabitants / km²) and, although the urban population is only 44% of the country's population, it has the most cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants in continental Central America (excluding Mexico). The largest population is concentrated in the central part of the country in the San Salvador agglomeration, where, next to the capital of the country, there are large cities such as Soyapango, Mejicanos, Apopa, Delgado and San Marcos. The other two large urban centers of Santa Ana and San Miguel are the main economic centers of western and eastern El Salvador, respectively.
The largest cities in El Salvador according to the number of inhabitants (as of May 12, 2007):
L.p. City Department Population
1. San Salvador San Salvador 316 090
2. Soyapango San Salvador 241 403
3. Santa Ana Santa Ana 204 340
4. San Miguel San Miguel 158 136
5. Mejicanos San Salvador 140 751
6. Apopa San Salvador 131 286
7. Delgado San Salvador 112 161
8. Santa Tecla (Nueva San Salvador) La Libertad 108 840
9. Ilopango San Salvador 103 862
Interesting places
Transport
Tongue
The official language is Spanish.
Shopping
Gastronomy
Accommodation
Security
Health
contact
Diplomatic representations
Diplomatic missions accredited in El Salvador
No Polish diplomatic mission. The state falls under the territorial competence of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Panama (Republic of Panama).
Diplomatic representations accredited in Poland
No office - Poland is served by the Embassy of the Republic of Salvador in Berlin (Germany)