Usulután Department

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Usulutan
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Location of Usulután in El Salvador
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Capital Usulutan
population 344,235 (2018)
surface 2,130 km²
Population density 161.6 inhabitants / km²
structure 23
Other cities Usulután, Jiquilisco, Jucuapa
ISO 3166-2 SV-US
Website Amss.gob.sv
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Usulután is one of 14 departments in El Salvador and is located in the south of the country on the Pacific coast .

The capital of the department ( cabecera ) is the city of the same name Usulután . The department was founded on June 22, 1865. The name Usulután comes from the Nahuatl language and means something like "place of the ocelot".

Usulután is home to the Usulután volcano and the Tecapa volcano, as well as the Bosque de Nancuchiname forest area, which is partially declared a biosphere reserve . The most famous beaches in El Salvador are also in Usulután.

Distritos of Usulután

  • Berlin
  • Estanzuelas
  • Usulután ( cabecera )
  • Santiago de María

Municipios

The Usulután Department is in turn divided into 23 municipalities :

Alegría Berlin
California Concepción Batres
El Triunfo Ereguayquín
Estanzuelas Jiquilisco
Jucuapa Jucuarán
Mercedes Umaña Nueva Granada
Ozatlan Puerto El Triunfo
San Agustin San Buenaventura
San Dionisio San Francisco Javier
Santa Elena Santa María
Santiago de María Tecapán
Usulutan

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Coordinates: 13 ° 18 ′  N , 88 ° 30 ′  W