La Paz Department (El Salvador)
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| Data | |
| Capital | Zacatecoluca |
| population | 362,600 (Ber. 2017) |
| surface | 1,224 km² |
| Population density | 296 inhabitants / km² |
| structure | 23 |
| ISO 3166-2 | SV-PA |
| Website | Amss.gob.sv |
La Paz 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 is Zacatecoluca . The department was founded on February 21, 1852 from parts of the department of San Vicente.
Municipios
The Department of La Paz is in turn divided into 23 municipalities :
| Cuyultitán | El Rosario |
| Jerusalem | Mercedes La Ceiba |
| Olocuilta | Paraíso de Osorio |
| San Antonio Masahuat | San Emigdio |
| San Francisco Chinameca | San Juan Nonualco |
| San Juan Talpa | San Juan Tepezontes |
| San Luis La Herradura | San Luis Talpa |
| San Miguel Tepezontes | San Pedro Masahuat |
| San Pedro Nonualco | San Rafael Obrajuelo |
| Santa María Ostuma | Santiago Nonualco |
| Tapalhuaca | Verapaz |
| Zacatecoluca |
economy
The economy of the department - a predominantly warm and humid mountain region with heights of up to 1000 meters - is based on the cultivation of coffee, tobacco, cotton, sugar cane, cassava and fruits as well as on sugar production, wood processing and dairy farming.
Web links
- http://www.amss.gob.sv/pages/municipios/la_paz.htm
- http://www.4elsalvador.com/departamento_de_La_Paz.htm
Ahuachapán | Cabañas | Chalatenango | Cuscatlán | La Libertad | La Paz | La Unión | Morazan | San Miguel | San Salvador | San Vicente | Santa Ana | Sonata | Usulutan
Coordinates: 13 ° 30 ′ N , 89 ° 0 ′ W