Usulután Department

Usulutan
Location of Usulután in El Salvador
Data
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

Web links

• Usulután Department, El Salvador

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