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San Salvador Department

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San Salvador is a department of El Salvador in the west central part of the country. The capital is San Salvador, which is also the national capital. The department covers 886.2 square kilometers, and the 2024 census counted 1,563,371 people. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
San Salvador 1
Population
1,563,371 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Area (sq km)
886.2 1
Admission Year
1824 2
Latitude
13.731 degrees north 1
Longitude
89.161 degrees west 1
San Salvador Department
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El Salvador, Countries

San Salvador Department is associated with El Salvador.

Source San Salvador Department (Wikipedia)
San Salvador, Cities

san-salvador is associated with san-salvador-department.

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Has Capital

San Salvador, Cities

san-salvador is the capital of san-salvador-department.

Source San Salvador Department (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. San Salvador Department (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    San Salvador (Spanish pronunciation: [san salβaˈðoɾ]) is a department of El Salvador in the west central part of the country. The capital is San Salvador, which is also the national capital.
  • Infobox, coordinates
    13.731, -89.161
  • Lead section
    The department covers an area of 886.2 square kilometres (342.2 sq mi) and the last census count in 2024 reported 1,563,371 people.
  • Part Of: El Salvador, Lead paragraph
    [san salβaˈðoɾ]) is a department of El Salvador
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2. Wikidata: San Salvador Department
Wikidata Q1543219, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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