Santa Ana Department

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Santa Ana
Honduras Guatemala Ahuachapán Santa Ana La Libertad Sonsonate La Paz Usulatán San Vicente La Unión San Miguel Cabañas Cuscatlán San Salvador Chalatenango MorazánSanta Ana in El Salvador.svg
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Location of Santa Ana in El Salvador
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Capital Santa Ana
population 589,300 (Ber. 2017)
surface 2,023 km²
Population density 227 inhabitants / km²
structure 14th
ISO 3166-2 SV-SA
Website Amss.gob.sv

Santa Ana is one of 14 departments in El Salvador and is located in the northwest of the country on the border with Guatemala and Honduras .

The capital of the department is the city of the same name, Santa Ana . The department was founded on February 8, 1855.

In Santa Ana there is a Maya archaeological site in Tazumal , which comes from the Quiché -Maya. The 2,381 meter high Santa Ana volcano is also located in this department.

Municipios

The department of Santa Ana is in turn divided into 14 municipalities :

Candelaria de la Frontera Chalchuapa
Coatepeque El Congo
El Porvenir Malacara
Masahuat Metapán
San Antonio Pajonal San Sebastian Salitrillo
Santa Ana Santa Rosa Guachipilín
Santiago de la Frontera Texistepeque

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Coordinates: 14 ° 0 ′  N , 89 ° 30 ′  W