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Municipalities Of El Salvador
The municipalities or municipios of El Salvador correspond to the second level administrative division in the Republic of El Salvador which divide its departments. El Salvador contains 262 municipalities. The Municipal Code emitted in the January 31, 1986 and which now regulates the municipalities establishes the Municipio as the primary unit of political administration in the state organization, established in a determined territory which belongs to it, with political autonomy. History Colony San Salvador, founded in 1525 by Pedro de Alvarado, is the first municipality established in Central America. The Spanish organized the cabildos and ayuntamientos in the cities. Post independence In the first Constitution of the State of El Salvador, the limits of each municipality were established. On September 4, 1832, the Reglament of Political Governors, Municipalities and Mayors was emitted. This reglament established limits and jurisdictions for the Departments and regulated t ...
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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 ...
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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 by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. The country's population in 2022 is estimated to be 6.5 million. Among the Mesoamerican nations that historically controlled the region are the Lenca (after 600 AD), the Mayans, and then the Cuzcatlecs. Archaeological monuments also suggest an early Olmec presence around the first millennium BC. In the beginning of the 16th century, the Spanish Empire conquered the Central American territory, incorporating it into the Viceroyalty of New Spain ruled from Mexico City. However the Viceroyalty of Mexico had little to no influence in the daily affairs of the isthmus, which was colonized in 1524. In 1609, the area was declared the Captaincy General of Guatemala by t ...
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Municipios
' (, ) and ' () are country subdivisions in Italy and several Hispanophone and Lusophone nations, respectively. They are often translated as "municipality". In the English language, a municipality often is defined as relating to a single city or town; however, in Spanish, the term "municipio" may not mean a single city or town, but rather a jurisdiction housing several towns and cities, like a township, county, borough or civil parish. The Italian term "municipalità" refers either to a single city or a group of cities and towns in a township, but Portuguese usage of the term is almost entirely restricted to a cluster of cities or towns like in a county, township and so forth. However, in Brazil, a Municipio is an independent city & a public corporporation with status of Federated Entity. Overview See also * Municipalidad * Commune (country subdivision) A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of se ...
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Pedro De Alvarado
Pedro de Alvarado (; c. 1485 – 4 July 1541) was a Spanish conquistador and governor of Guatemala.Lovell, Lutz and Swezey 1984, p. 461. He participated in the conquest of Cuba, in Juan de Grijalva's exploration of the coasts of the Yucatán Peninsula and the Gulf of Mexico, and in the conquest of the Aztec Empire led by Hernán Cortés. He is considered the conquistador of much of Central America, including Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Character and appearance Pedro de Alvarado was flamboyant and charismatic, and was both a brilliant military commander and a cruel, hardened man. His hair and beard were red, which reminded the Aztecs of their sun-god (often painted red) Tōnatiuh. He was handsome, and presented an affable appearance, but was volatile and quick to anger.Burland 1973, p. 216. He was ruthless in his dealings with the indigenous peoples he set out to conquer. Historians judge that his greed drove him to excessive cruelty,Recinos 1986, p. 205. and his ...
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Gerardo Barrios
José Gerardo Barrios Espinoza (24 September 1813 – 29 August 1865) was a liberal Salvadoran military general and politician who served as President of El Salvador from 12 March 1859 to 26 October 1863. Barrios was a liberal and supported the unity of Central America. He was, from a young age, part of the army of the last president of Federation of Central American Estates, Francisco Morazan. After his death he became the leader or the unionist movement. He served as president of El Salvador several times - in 1858 in acting capacity, from 1859 to 1860 in acting capacity and again from 1860 to 1863. He was known for his concern for international relations and is attributed for introducing coffee production to El Salvador, accelerating the spread through Central America. Coffee became the basis of El Salvador's economy. Between 1860 and 1863, Barrios launched a reorganization of the public finances and promoted the coffee production and silk-elaboration related activities. He a ...
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Francisco Dueñas
Francisco Dueñas Díaz (3 December 1810 – 4 March 1884) was a Salvadoran politician and member of the Conservative Party who served as President of El Salvador on four different occasions: 3 May 1851 to 30 January 1852, 1 February 1852 to 1 February 1854, 1 to 12 February 1856 in acting capacity, and 26 October 1863 to 15 April 1871. He was "an ardent defender of the clerical interests. Dueñas at one time had taken the vows as a Dominican, but when the convents were closed in 1829, he left the cloister and secured a papal dispensation." Under his leadership, "the clerical party was in the ascendancy and El Salvador experienced a far-reaching Conservative reaction."J. Lloyd Mecham, ''Church and State in Latin America'' (University of North Carolina Press The University of North Carolina Press (or UNC Press), founded in 1922, is a university press that is part of the University of North Carolina. It was the first university press founded in the Southern United States ...
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Canton (country Subdivision)
A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, the most politically important cantons are the Swiss cantons. As the constituents of the Swiss Confederation, theoretically and historically, they are semi-sovereign states. The term is derived from the French word '' canton'', meaning "corner" or "district" (from which "cantonment" is also derived). In specific countries Cantons exist or previously existed in the following countries: *Cantons of Belgium * Cantonal Government of Bohol *Cantons of Bolivia *Cantons of Bosnia and Herzegovina: federal units of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina *Canada: Canadian French equivalent for the English word "township", since the translation ''municipalité'' is already used for a different level of government (see township). ** Cantons of Qu ...
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List Of Municipalities Of El Salvador
The municipalities of El Salvador, called ''municipios'', are 262 in total. Each one having its own capital and a variable number of cantons; these are conformed of caseríos. The quantity of municipalities in each of the 14 departments of El Salvador is the following: Ahuachapán Department # Ahuachapán # Apaneca # Atiquizaya # Concepción de Ataco # El Refugio # Guaymango # Jujutla # San Francisco Menéndez # San Lorenzo # San Pedro Puxtla # Tacuba # Turín Cabañas Department # Cinquera # Dolores # Guacotecti # Ilobasco # Jutiapa # San Isidro # Sensuntepeque # Tejutepeque # Victoria Chalatenango Department # Agua Caliente # Arcatao # Azacualpa # Chalatenango # Citalá # Comalapa # Concepción Quezaltepeque # Dulce Nombre de María # El Carrizal # El Paraíso # La Laguna # La Palma # La Reina # Las Vueltas # Nombre de Jesús # Nueva Concepción # Nueva Trinidad # Ojos de Agua # Potonico # San Antonio de la Cruz (San Antonio La Cruz) # ...
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Geography Of El Salvador
El Salvador is a country in Central America. Situated at the meeting point of three tectonic plates, it is highly seismologically active and the location of List of earthquakes in El Salvador, numerous earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The country has a tropical climate. Plate tectonics 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 ..., along with the rest of Central America, is one of the most seismologically active regions on earth, situated atop three of the large tectonics, tectonic plates that constitute the Earth's surface. The motion of these plates causes the area's earthquake and volcano, volcanic activity. Most of Central America and the Caribbean Basin rests on the relatively motionless Caribbean Plate. The Pacific Ocean floor, however, is being carrie ...
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List Of Cities In El Salvador
This article shows a list of cities in El Salvador. Cities Over 100,000 or a High Human Development Index, and a high urbanization. AMSS = San Salvador Metropolitan Area * Acajutla - Pop. 47,678 * Apopa - Pop. 217,733 (AMSSIOO) * Antiguo Cuscatlán - Highest HDI in the country (0.896-very high) Pop. 55,608 (AMSS) * Ciudad Delgado - Pop. 174,825 (AMSS) * Cuscatancingo - Pop. 117,013 (AMSS) * Ilopango - Pop. 159,232 (AMSS) * Jiquilisco - Pop. 47,784 (AMSS) * La Unión - Pop. 26,739 * Mejicanos - Pop. 211,878 (AMSS) * Metapán - Pop. 59,004 * San Miguel - Pop. 218,410 * San Salvador - (capital) Pop. City 540,989; Metro 2,290,000 (AMSS) * Santa Tecla - Pop. 164,171 (AMSS) * Santa Ana - Pop. 280,000 * San Martin - Pop. 144,722 (AMSS) * Sonsonate - Pop. 110,501 * Soyapango - Pop. 262,975 (AMSS) Towns Over 50,000, medium to low urbanization, or departmental capital. * Ahuachapán - Pop. 110,511 * Chalatenango - Pop. 29,271 * Cojutepeque - Pop. 70,000 * Nejapa - Pop. 50,966 ...
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Ranked List Of Salvadoran Departments
The following article is a ranked list of Salvadoran departments. By area The following table presents a listing of El Salvador's 14 departments ranked in order of their surface area. By population The following table presents a listing of El Salvador's 14 departments ranked in order of their total population (based on 2006 population estimates). {, class="wikitable" , - ! align="left" scope="col" , Rank ! scope="col" , Department ! scope="col" , Population , - , align="left" , 1 , align="center" , San Salvador , align="center" , 2,404,097 , - , align="left" , 2 , align="center" , La Libertad , align="center" , 823,511 , - , align="left" , 3 , align="center" , Santa Ana , align="center" , 630,903 , - , align="left" , 4 , align="center" , San Miguel , align="center" , 558,942 , - , align="left" , 5 , align="center" , Sonsonate , align="center" , 530,988 , - , align="left" , 6 , align="center" , Usulután , align="center" , 352,063 , - ...
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Municipalities Of El Salvador
The municipalities or municipios of El Salvador correspond to the second level administrative division in the Republic of El Salvador which divide its departments. El Salvador contains 262 municipalities. The Municipal Code emitted in the January 31, 1986 and which now regulates the municipalities establishes the Municipio as the primary unit of political administration in the state organization, established in a determined territory which belongs to it, with political autonomy. History Colony San Salvador, founded in 1525 by Pedro de Alvarado, is the first municipality established in Central America. The Spanish organized the cabildos and ayuntamientos in the cities. Post independence In the first Constitution of the State of El Salvador, the limits of each municipality were established. On September 4, 1832, the Reglament of Political Governors, Municipalities and Mayors was emitted. This reglament established limits and jurisdictions for the Departments and regulated t ...
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