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 ...
, 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
Suchitoto is a municipality in the Department of Cuscatlán, El Salvador that has seen continuous human habitation long before Spanish colonization. Within its municipal territory, Suchitoto holds the site of the original founding of the Villa ...
was the first capital of the department but on 12 November 1861,
Cojutepeque was made the capital. It is known in producing fruits, tobacco, sugar cane, and coffee among other items. The department is famous for its
chorizo
Chorizo (, from Spanish ; similar to but distinct from Portuguese ) is a type of pork cured meat originating from the Iberian Peninsula.
In Europe, chorizo is a fermented, cured, smoked meat, which may be sliced and eaten without cooking, ...
s from the city of Cojutepeque.
Municipalities
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Candelaria
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Cojutepeque
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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
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San Bartolomé Perulapía
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San Cristóbal
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San José Guayabal
San José Guayabal 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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San Pedro Perulapán
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San Rafael Cedros
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San Ramón
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Santa Cruz Analquito
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Santa Cruz Michapa
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Suchitoto
Suchitoto is a municipality in the Department of Cuscatlán, El Salvador that has seen continuous human habitation long before Spanish colonization. Within its municipal territory, Suchitoto holds the site of the original founding of the Villa ...
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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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