Sonsonate () is a city and municipality 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 by ...
. It is the capital of the department of
Sonsonate; on the
Sensunapan River
Sensunapan River is a river in Sonsonate District, 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 north ...
and the Pan-American Highway from
San Salvador to the Pacific port of
Acajutla, south.
Pop. (2007), about 71,541.
Economy
Historically, the area was a producer of
cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor p ...
.
[ Most of the cotton produced, as of 1850, was retained for local use.]
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External links
Municipalities of the Sonsonate Department
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