Cuscatlán () is a
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 ...
, located in the center of the country. With a surface area of , it is El Salvador's smallest department. It is inhabited by over 252,000 people. Cuscatlán or Cuzcatlán was the name the original inhabitants of the Western part of the country gave to most of the territory that is now El Salvador. In their language it means "land of precious jewels". It was created on 22 May 1835.
Suchitoto was the first capital of the department but on 12 November 1861,
Cojutepeque
Cojutepeque () is the capital city of El Salvador's Cuscatlán department. It also served as the capital of San Salvador during several years. It also serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of Cojutepeque. Its popul ...
was made the capital. It is known in producing fruits, tobacco, sugar cane, and coffee among other items. The department is famous for its
chorizos from the city of Cojutepeque.
Municipalities
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Candelaria
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Cojutepeque
Cojutepeque () is the capital city of El Salvador's Cuscatlán department. It also served as the capital of San Salvador during several years. It also serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of Cojutepeque. Its popul ...
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El Carmen
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El Rosario
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Monte San Juan
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Oratorio de Concepción
Oratorio de Concepción is a municipality in the Cuscatlán department
Cuscatlán () is a department of El Salvador, located in the center of the country. With a surface area of , it is El Salvador's smallest department. It is inhabited by o ...
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San Bartolomé Perulapía
San Bartolomé Perulapía is a municipality in the Cuscatlán department
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San Cristóbal
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San José Guayabal
San José Guayabal is a municipality in the Cuscatlán department
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San Pedro Perulapán
San Pedro Perulapán is a municipality in the Cuscatlán department of El Salvador. San Pedro Perulapán is a town whose origins are pre-Columbian; it received the title of city on April 28, 1921. The Battle of San Pedro Perulapán occurred h ...
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San Rafael Cedros
San Rafael Cedros is a municipality in the Cuscatlán department
Cuscatlán () is a department of El Salvador, located in the center of the country. With a surface area of , it is El Salvador's smallest department. It is inhabited by over ...
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San Ramón
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Santa Cruz Analquito
Santa Cruz Analquito is a municipality in the Cuscatlán department of El Salvador
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Santa Cruz Michapa
Santa Cruz Michapa is a municipality in the Cuscatlán 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 borde ...
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Suchitoto
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Tenancingo
References
El Salvador at GeoHive
Departments of El Salvador
States and territories established in 1835
1835 establishments in El Salvador
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