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Departments of El Salvador

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The Federal District of San Salvador is separated both from San Salvador department and from the State of Salvador. The remainder of San Salvador department is renamed to Cuscatlan, and Metapan district is transferred to Sonsonate department.
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The Federal District of San Salvador is dissolved, and San Salvador department is reconstituted, combining the former federal district with Opico district of Cuscatlan.
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Poblamiento, ciudades, regiones y demarcaciones. Sistema de ciudades y demarcaciones territoriales a los efectos de planificación y desarrollo territorial
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establishes a territorial division of four departments, Sonsonate, San Salvador, San Vicente, and San Miguel. Sonsonate was formerly part of
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Cuscatlan's Olocuitla district and San Vicente's Zacatecoluca district are combined into the new department of La Paz.
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A short lived Department of Tejutla was established from the districts of Metapan and Tejutla in San Salvador.
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Gotera department is separated from San Miguel. It would be renamed to Morazan department on March 14, 1887.
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Sistema de Información Territorial (2004). Viceministerio de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano (ed.).
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Cabañas department is created from parts of Cuscatlan and San Vicente.
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La Paz department is abolished and reincorporated into San Vicente.
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Usulutan and La Union departments are separated from San Miguel.
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List of Salvadoran departments by Human Development Index
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La Libertad department is separated from San Salvador.
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Chaltenango department is separated from Cuscatlan.
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Index

List of Salvadoran departments by area

El Salvador
San Salvador
Cabañas
Usulután
Cuscatlán
Municipality
El Salvador
municipalities
unitary state
Federal Republic of Central America
Guatemala
ISO Code



Ahuachapán
Ahuachapán


Cabañas
Sensuntepeque


Chalatenango
Chalatenango


Cuscatlán

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