Armenia is a
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 ...
in the
Sonsonate 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 a population of around 14,997.
History
The name of this town was originally "Guaymoco" in ancient Pipil dialect of Nahuat and means "the oratory of the frogs".
The current mayor is Carlos Rivera Molina (ARENA). Molina was first elected in 2002, taking the place of Moises Alvarado of the FMLN, and was re-elected to a second term in March 2006.
Sports
The local professional football clubs are named
C.D. Salvadoreño
Club Deportivo Salvadoreño are a Salvadoran professional football club based in Armenia, El Salvador.
The club currently plays in the Third Division.
History
The club was formed in 1917 by a group of citizens from Armenia, being first named as ...
and
Rácing Junior and they both currently play in the
Salvadoran Third Division.
References
External links
Finding the Armenians of Central America
Municipalities of the Sonsonate Department
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