La Libertad Department
La Libertad | |
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Location of La Libertad in El Salvador | |
Data | |
Capital | Santa Tecla |
population | 803.800 (Ber. 2017) |
surface | 1,653 km² |
Population density | 486 inhabitants / km² |
structure | 22nd |
ISO 3166-2 | SV-LI |
Website | Amss.gob.sv |
Coat of arms of the department |
La Libertad is one of 14 departments in El Salvador and is located in the southwest of the country on the Pacific coast .
The capital of the department is Santa Tecla . The department was founded on January 25, 1865.
Municipios
The department of La Libertad is in turn divided into 22 municipalities :
Antiguo Cuscatlán | Chiltiupán |
Ciudad Arce | Colón |
Comasagua | Huizúcar |
Jayaque | Jicalapa |
La Libertad | Nuevo Cuscatlán |
Opico | Quezaltepeque |
Sacacoyo | San José Villanueva |
San Matías | San Pablo Tacachico |
Santa Tecla | Talnique |
Tamanique | Teotepeque |
Tepecoyo | Zaragoza |
Web links
Commons : La Libertad Department (El Salvador) - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- http://www.amss.gob.sv/pages/municipios/la_libertad.htm
- http://www.4elsalvador.com/departamento_de_la_libertad.htm
Coordinates: 13 ° 36 ′ N , 89 ° 24 ′ W