Santa Elena is a city in the
Usulután department
Usulután (; from the Nawat language, meaning "city of the ocelots") is a Departments of El Salvador, department of El Salvador in the southeast of the country (Lenca region). The capital is Usulután.
Created on June 22, 1865, it is El Salvado ...
of
El Salvador
El Salvador, officially the Republic of 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 S ...
. The city is known for hosting gold mines.
Sports
The local football clubs are named
El Vencedor
Club Deportivo El Vencedor, commonly referred to as El Vencedor, is a Salvadoran professional football club based at Santa Elena, Usulután Department, El Salvador. They currently play in Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño,
History
El Ve ...
and they currently play in the
Salvadoran Second and
Third Division.
Culture
Santa Elena celebrates its ''
Fiestas Patronales'' from August 10 to the 18.
References
Municipalities of the Usulután Department
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