San Miguel Department (El Salvador)
San Miguel | |
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Location of San Miguel in El Salvador | |
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Capital | San Miguel |
population | 499,900 (2017) |
surface | 2,532 km² |
Population density | 197 inhabitants / km² |
structure | 19th |
ISO 3166-2 | SV-SM |
Website | Amss.gob.sv |
San Miguel is one of 14 departments in El Salvador and borders on Honduras to the north and the Pacific to the south .
The capital of the department is the city of the same name, San Miguel . The department takes its name from the Archangel Michael . San Miguel was founded on June 12, 1824 and received its current constitutional status on June 22, 1865.
San Miguel is home to the 2130 meter high Chaparrastique Volcano - also known as the San Miguel Volcano .
Municipios
The department of San Miguel is in turn divided into 19 municipalities :
Carolina | Chapeltique |
Chinameca | Chirilagua |
Ciudad Barrios | Comacarán |
El Tránsito | Lolotique |
Moncagua | Nueva Guadalupe |
Nuevo Edén de San Juan | San Antonio |
San Gerardo | San Jorge |
San Luis de la Reina | San Miguel |
San Rafael | Sesori |
Uluazapa |
Web links
- http://www.amss.gob.sv/pages/municipios/san_miguel.htm
- http://www.4elsalvador.com/departamento_de_san_miguel.htm
Coordinates: 13 ° 24 ′ N , 88 ° 12 ′ W