San Salvador Department
department of El Salvador
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Summary
San Salvador Department is an electoral unit[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of electoral unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (774 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: El Salvador[3]
- Country: El Salvador[4]
- Instance of: department of El Salvador[5]
- Capital: San Salvador[6]
- Shares border with: La Libertad Department[7], Chalatenango Department[8], Cuscatlán Department[9], La Paz Department[10]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Western San Salvador[11], Northern San Salvador[12], Eastern San Salvador[13], Central San Salvador[14], Southern San Salvador[15]
- Commons category: San Salvador Department[16]
- Located in time zone: UTC−06:00[17]
- Inception: June 12, 1824[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:San Salvador Department[19]
- Population: 1,567,156[20], 1,563,371[21]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of the San Salvador Department[22]
- Replaces: Partido de San Salvador[23], Partido de Santa Ana[24]
- Category for people born here: Q124929205[25]
- Category for people who died here: Q127223053[26]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from San Salvador Department[27]
- Area: 886 km²[28]
- Language used: Nawat[29]
Why It Matters
San Salvador Department has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]