Aguilares (El Salvador)
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| Coordinates | 13 ° 57 ′ 0 ″ N , 89 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ W | ||
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| Country | El Salvador | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | SV-SS | ||
| height | 299 m | ||
| surface | 32.7 km² | ||
| Residents | 19,134 (2007 census) | ||
| density | 584.8 Ew. / km² | ||
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| mayor | Luis Girón | ||
Aguilares is a city in the department of San Salvador in El Salvador , which is about 33 kilometers away from the capital San Salvador . According to a 2007 census , the city has 19,134 inhabitants.
Location and structure
The urban area is delimited to the north by the municipality of El Paisnal and the Rio Lempa , to the east by the municipality of Suchitoto in the department of Cuscatlan , to the south by the municipalities of Nejapa and Guazapa and to the west by the municipality of Quezaltepeque in the department of La Libertat .
The city is divided into five administrative areas: Florida, Las Tunas, Pinalitos, Pishishapa and Los Mango.
Surname
Aguilares was named after the siblings Nicolás, Vicente and Manuel Aguilar, who played a leading role in the independence movement in El Salvador.