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Morazán Department
Morazán () is a department of El Salvador. Located in the northeast part of the country, its capital is San Francisco Gotera. It covers a total surface area of 1,447 km² and has a population of more than 199,500. History Gotera was made a department in 1875, with its capital at Osicala. On February 8, 1877, Gotera was made the capital. The department changed its name from Gotera to Morazán on March 14, 1877. Morazán was a major stronghold of the guerrilla movement during the 1979-1992 civil war. The infamous El Mozote massacre took place in this department in the village of El Mozote on December 11, 1981, when Salvadoran armed forces killed an estimated 900 civilians in an anti-guerrilla campaign. Originally dismissed by the Salvadoran and United States governments as an invention of anti-government propaganda, the massacre was confirmed in the early 1990s through exhumation of bodies buried at the site. A museum commemorating the Salvadoran civil war, the Museu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of El Salvador
El Salvador is divided into 14 departments (Spanish: ''departamentos'') for administrative purposes, subdivided into 262 municipalities (''municipios''). The country is a unitary state. Departments See also *El Salvador *List of cities in El Salvador *Municipalities of El Salvador *Geography of El Salvador *Ranked list of Salvadoran departments *List of Salvadoran departmental capitals *Salvadoran Departments by HDI *Department (country subdivision) *Municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ... * ISO 3166-2:SV References {{El Salvador topics Subdivisions of El Salvador Lists of subdivisions of El Salvador Departments, El Salvador ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cacaopera
Cacaopera is a municipality in the Morazán department of El Salvador. According to UNESCO: The community of Cacaopera is the sole surviving representative of an otherwise vanished ethnic group, variously referred to as Ulua, Matagalpa, or Cacaopera. Linguistic evidence suggests that this group originated in lower Central America, and at some point in time (but shortly before the conquest) established an enclave within the territory of eastern El Salvador. Some of the traits which continue to identify members of the community with this ethnic group are architecture, subsistence pattern A subsistence pattern – alternatively known as a subsistence strategy – is the means by which a society satisfies its basic needs for survival. This encompasses the attainment of nutrition, water, and shelter. The five broad categories of sub ...s, religious practices, myths, legends, and clothing styles. The marked traditionalism of Cacaopera can be attributed, in part, to its isolation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Carlos, Morazán
San Carlos is a municipality in the Morazán department of El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b .... Municipalities of the Morazán Department {{ElSalvador-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meanguera, Morazán
Meanguera is a municipality in the Morazán department of El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b .... Municipalities of the Morazán Department {{ElSalvador-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lolotiquillo
Lolotiquillo is a municipality in the Morazán department of El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b .... {{coord, 13, 44, N, 88, 05, W, display=title, region:SV_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Municipalities of the Morazán Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jocoro
Jocoro is a municipality in the Morazán department of El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b .... Municipalities of the Morazán Department {{ElSalvador-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jocoaitique
Jocoaitique is a municipality in the Morazán department of El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b .... Sports The local football club is named C.D. Atlético Juvenil and it currently plays in the Salvadoran Third Division. {{Morazán Department Municipalities of the Morazán Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joateca
Joateca is a municipality in the Morazán department of El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b .... It has a population of 4,210. External links Official website {{coord, 13, 54, N, 88, 03, W, display=title, region:SV_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Municipalities of the Morazán Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guatajiagua
Guatajiagua is a municipality in the Morazán department of El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b .... {{coord, 13, 40, N, 88, 12, W, display=title, region:SV_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Municipalities of the Morazán Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gualococti
Gualococti is a municipality in the Morazán department of El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b .... {{coord, 13, 49, N, 88, 13, W, display=title, region:SV_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Municipalities of the Morazán Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Rosario, Morazán
El Rosario is a municipality in the Morazán department of El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b .... The municipality has an area of 19.12 km² and a population of 1,296 according to the 2007 census. Municipalities of the Morazán Department {{ElSalvador-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Divisadero
El Divisadero is a municipality in the Morazán department of El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b .... {{Morazán Department Municipalities of the Morazán Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
