San Salvador Department

San Salvador Department spans 886 square kilometers, containing metropolitan regions, commercial districts, residential neighborhoods, and portions of Lake Ilopango.

The territory became an administrative department in 1824, forming part of the Federal Republic of Central America before evolving into its current structure.

Local markets throughout San Salvador Department display traditional crafts, regional foods, textile productions, and indigenous artworks from surrounding communities.

The department maintains an extensive network of public transportation systems connecting nineteen municipalities through buses and designated transit routes.

From San Salvador Department, electricity distribution companies manage power supplies across multiple nations in Central America through international grid connections.

Location: El Salvador

Inception: June 12, 1824

Capital city: San Salvador

Shares border with: La Libertad Department, Chalatenango Department, Cuscatlán Department, La Paz Department

GPS coordinates: 13.69896,-89.19143

Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:38