Departamento de San Salvador, San Salvador

Departamento de San Salvador: department of El Salvador

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Departamento de San Salvador at a glance

Departamento de San Salvador currently has 6 quality-checked populated place pages and 0 county pages linked on MapSof.

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Quick Facts about Departamento de San Salvador

Country El Salvador
State San Salvador (El Salvador)
Area 886.2 km2
Latitude & Longitude 13.7833,-89.1833
Altitude 1,509 feet / 460 meters
Capital San Salvador
Establishment January 01, 1824 (202 years ago)
Time Zone America/El_Salvador
Local time 04:16:16 (16th April 2026)

Geography

Departamento de San Salvador is located at 13°46'60"N 89°10'60"W (13.7833300, -89.1833300). It has 3 neighbors: Departamento de La Libertad, Departamento de Cuscatlan and Chalatenango.

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The largest city of Departamento de San Salvador is San Salvador with a population of 567,698. . See all Departamento de San Salvador cities & populated places.

  • Distrito de Santo Tomás
  • Distrito de Tonacatepeque
  • San Salvador District
San Salvador