Usulután () is the fifth largest city in El Salvador, and capital of the

Usulután Department Usulután (; from the Nawat language, meaning "city of the ocelots") is a department of El Salvador in the southeast of the country (Lenca region). The capital is Usulután. Created on June 22, 1865, it is El Salvador's largest department. It h ...

in the south-east of

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. As of 2006, it is estimated to have population of 71,636 people. Usulután rests in a rich agricultural valley and has very high and humid temperatures most of the year as it is located close to the Pacific Ocean. The city was badly damaged by the Salvadorian earthquakes of February 2001, in addition to

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in 1998. The main Catholic Church of the town is located in a park area next to the Town Hall (Alcaldia) and next to the Cine Centenario (a cinema) which are roughly located at the center of the town. Recently, Usulután has modernized considerably, having more influence from brand names such as

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(a chicken restaurant), Biggest (a hamburger place similar to America's Burger King), and more eateries that were not available there in the past.

Sport

It is home to one of the most successful soccer clubs in the country

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo (often abbreviated to Firpo) is an El Salvador professional association football club based in Usulután. The club was founded in 1923, and has played at its current home ground, Estadio Sergio Torres, since 1930 ...

, who play at

Sergio Torres Stadium Estadio Sergio Torres is a multi-purpose stadium in Usulután, El Salvador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Luis Ángel Firpo Luis Ángel Firpo (October 11, 1894 – August 7, 1960) was an Argent ...

. Sergio Torres Stadium is the only stadium in the country that is fully owned by the soccer club. The local teams' colors are white, red and Blue. They play in the Salvadoran League, The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional.

Notable births

* Schafik Handal, politician * Elías Antonio Saca González, politician, Salvadoran president (2004-2009) * Angelica Flores, entrepreneur, founder of Tacos Maya *

Álvaro Torres Álvaro Torres (born April 9, 1954) is a Salvadoran singer-songwriter. Biography Álvaro Torres was born on April 9, 1954 in Usulután, El Salvador. Torres moved to Guatemala and started a solo career recording his first album, "''Algo espec ...

, musician *

Rodolfo Zelaya Rodolfo Antonio Zelaya García (born 3 July 1988) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a second striker for Salvadoran club Alianza and the El Salvador national team. In October 2013, Zelaya was given a one-year ban from foot ...

, football player *

Osael Romero William Osael Romero Castillo (born 18 April 1986) is a Salvadoran former footballer. He was banned for life in 2013, for match fixing while playing for the El Salvador national football team. Career Club Romero started his career at Atl� ...

, football player Image:Usulutan market 2003.jpg, A market in Usulután Image:Volcanoes near Usulután, El Salvador.jpg,

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es near Usulután.

References

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