San Salvador

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San Salvador
Coordinates: 13 ° 41 ′  N , 89 ° 11 ′  W
Map: El Salvador
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San Salvador​
San Salvador on the map of El Salvador
El Salvador-CIA WFB Map.png
Location of San Salvador in El Salvador
Basic data
Country El Salvador
Department San Salvador
City foundation 1528
Residents 316,090  (2007 census)
- in the metropolitan area 1,743,315
City insignia
Escudo de San Salvador (1943) .svg
San Salvador Flag.png
Detailed data
surface 72.25 km 2
Population density 4,375 inhabitants / km 2
height 658  m
City structure 6 distritos
Waters Río Acelhuate
Time zone UTC −6
City Presidency Ernesto Muyshondt
Website Amss.gob.sv
San Salvador
San Salvador

San Salvador ( Spanish for Holy Redeemer ) is the capital of the Central American state of El Salvador and has around 316,000 inhabitants. The entire metropolitan area has more than 1.74 million inhabitants, making it one of the largest cities in Central America.

geography

San Salvador
Basilica Sagrado Corazon de Jesus

San Salvador is located at the foot of the Boquerón volcano and has been affected by earthquakes several times in the course of its history. The worst earthquake in 1854 almost completely destroyed the city. The last earthquake occurred in 2001 and caused considerable damage. The suburb of Las Colinas in particular was largely destroyed by a landslide. In a volcanic crater in the east of the city lies the Ilopango Lake , which is the largest natural lake in El Salvador with an area of ​​72 km². The Spanish called the area El Valle de Las Hamacas (The Valley of the Hammocks).

history

Monument to the Divine Savior of the World

The city was founded in 1528 by the Spanish conquistador Gonzalo de Alvarado north of the current location (today Ciudad Vieja) and moved to its current location in 1545. In 1824 it became the capital of the Central American Confederation founded that year . When the Central American Confederation disintegrated again in 1839 and El Salvador became an independent state, San Salvador became its capital in 1841 .

crime

San Salvador has a dubious reputation for being one of the cities with the highest homicide rate in the world. The murder rate showed one of the highest increases in 2010 with 665 murders / 100,000 inhabitants. Even after that it remained disproportionately high at a level of 60 murders / 100,000 inhabitants. In the Salvadoran capital, as in Guatemala and Honduras, gang crime in particular dominates: In 2004, 60% of all killings committed in San Salvador were gang-related. Although the younger governments have already taken several measures to keep young people away from gang life, no significant successes have yet been achieved; the crime rate rose from 2005 to 2006 by 7.5%. For the first half of 2007, the statistics of the “La Policía Nacional Civil de El Salvador” showed declining numbers of manslaughter, extortion and assault. Nevertheless, San Salvador was also one of the most dangerous cities in Latin America during this period. In 2015, the National Institute of Forensic Medicine recorded 6,656 homicides across the country, including more than half in the four provinces of San Salvador, La Libertad , Soyapango and Usulután . This corresponded to a rate of 116 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants as the national average. The US State Department advises avoiding visits to downtown San Salvador unless they are absolutely necessary.

Attractions

Museums

Sports

Atlético Marte is a local football club in the city and plays at the Cuscatlán football stadium . The second football club is Alianza FC .

Twin cities

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Personalities related to the city

Climate diagram

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Climate diagram
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: wetterkontor.de
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for San Salvador
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 29.6 31.0 32.1 32.4 31.1 29.6 29.9 30.2 29.3 28.6 28.5 28.7 O 30.1
Min. Temperature (° C) 15.9 15.9 17.1 18.5 18.9 18.8 18.2 18.4 18.6 18.4 17.3 16.4 O 17.7
Precipitation ( mm ) 5 5 9 54 187 323 317 297 318 228 41 9 Σ 1,793
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 9.8 9.9 9.6 8.2 7.4 6.0 7.9 8.4 6.1 7.1 8.9 9.5 O 8.2
Rainy days ( d ) 1 1 1 5 11 17th 15th 19th 18th 14th 3 1 Σ 106
Humidity ( % ) 65 63 65 67 73 81 79 79 84 79 72 66 O 72.8
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Source: wetterkontor.de

Web links

Commons : San Salvador  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
Wiktionary: San Salvador  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Footnotes

  1. ^ Homicide rate in El Salvador
  2. ^ Latin America is the world's most dangerous region. But there are signs it is turning a corner
  3. ↑ Article: It's official: San Salvador is the murder capital of the world in: Los Angeles Times of March 2, 2016, accessed May 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ Information on crime and security in El Savador , accessed on May 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ Jaime Rodríguez , worldfootball.net
  6. ↑ Luisa Maida in the database of Sports-Reference (English)