San Vicente Department
San Vicente | |
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Location of San Vicente in El Salvador | |
Data | |
Capital | San Vicente |
population | 184.100 (Ber. 2017) |
surface | 1,184 km² |
Population density | 121 people / km² |
structure | 13 |
ISO 3166-2 | SV-SV |
Website | Amss.gob.sv |
San Vicente is one of 14 departments in El Salvador and is located in the central area of the country with a narrow access to the Pacific .
The capital of the department is the city of the same name, San Vicente (official name San Vicente de Austria y Lorenzana ).
The department was founded on June 12, 1824.
San Vicente is also home to the 2,182 meter high San Vicente volcano (other name: Chichontepec ).
Municipios
The department of San Vicente is in turn divided into 13 municipalities :
Apastepeque | Guadalupe |
San Cayetano Istepeque | San Esteban Catarina |
San Ildefonso | San Lorenzo |
San Sebastian | Santa Clara |
Santo Domingo | San Vicente |
Tecoluca | Tepetitán |
Verapaz |
Web links
- http://www.amss.gob.sv/pages/municipios/san_vicente.htm
- http://www.4elsalvador.com/departamento_de_San_Vicente.htm
Coordinates: 13 ° 36 ′ N , 88 ° 42 ′ W