San Salvador is the capital and largest city of El Salvador, serving as the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. Founded in 1525, the municipality had 525,990 inhabitants as of 2024, while its metropolitan area comprised 2,404,097 people across the capital and 13 municipalities. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Population2024 figure, from San Salvador's own Wikipedia infobox. Area (sq km) Founding Year1525 is the date San Salvador's own Wikipedia infobox gives for its founding. Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Connections
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El Salvador, Countries San Salvador is the capital of El Salvador.
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san-salvador is associated with san-salvador-department.
Source San Salvador Department (Wikipedia)
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san-salvador is the capital of san-salvador-department.
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The municipality of San Salvador has 525,990 inhabitants (2024).
Infobox, area
Municipality: 72.25 km2 (27.90 sq mi)
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Its average elevation of 658 meters (2,159 feet) causes the city to experience slightly cooler temperatures in the mornings, higher solar radiation, and greater diurnal air temperature variation (particularly during the dry season) than nearby cities at sea level such as Acajutla.
Infobox, coordinates
13 41 56 N 89 11 29 W
Infobox, founded
1525
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San Salvador (Spanish pronunciation: [san salβaˈðoɾ]) is the capital and largest city of El Salvador and of its eponymous department. It is the country's largest agglomeration, serving as the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center.
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The capital is San Salvador, which is also the national capital.
Wikidata: San Salvador
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