Sonata Department
Sonata | |
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Location of Sonsonate in El Salvador | |
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Capital | Sonata |
population | 506,500 (Ber. 2017) |
surface | 1,226 km² |
Population density | 294 inhabitants / km² |
structure | 16 |
ISO 3166-2 | SV-SO |
Website | Amss.gob.sv |
Sonsonate is one of 14 departments in El Salvador and is located in the west of the country on the Pacific coast .
The capital of the department is the city of the same name, Sonsonate . Founded on June 12, 1824, the department received its constitution on February 8, 1855.
The center of the Pipil culture is in Sonsonate . The name Sonsonate comes from the Pipil language Nawat , which is related to the Nahuatl Mexico , where Centzunat means something like " lots of water" or "400 rivers" . The numeral for 400 is called centzontli in Nahuatl , which corresponds to the word sentzun (centzun) in Nawat ; Nawat at (Nahuatl atl ) means "water".
One of the oldest churches in America, the St. Jacob's Church in Sonsonate, was built in 1613; it was demolished in March 2007 after being damaged by several earthquakes.
Municipios
The Department of Sonsonate is in turn divided into 16 municipalities :
Acajutla | Armenia |
Caluco | Cuisnahuat |
Izalco | Juayúa |
Nahuizalco | Nahulingo |
Salcoatitán | San Antonio del Monte |
San Julian | Santa Catarina Masahuat |
Santa Isabel Ishuatan | Santo Domingo |
Sonata | Sonzacate |
Web links
- http://www.amss.gob.sv/pages/municipios/sonsonate.htm
- http://www.4elsalvador.com/departamento_de_sonsonate.htm
Coordinates: 13 ° 36 ′ N , 89 ° 42 ′ W