Usulután (; from the
Nawat language, meaning "city of the
ocelots") is a
department 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 ...
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 has an area of 2,130 km².
On October 26, 1948, the Alegria district was abolished and a new one called Santiago de Maria was created; it contains the cities of Santiago de Maria, which is the main city, as well as Alegria, Tecapan and California.
The city of Usulutan, the department's capital, was founded by the Lenca tribes but it was conquered by the Pipil tribes. Some of the best beaches in El Salvador are located in Usulutan, and others such as El Espino are now under development. For its high migration of its residents to the United States, it is known as Shulton city.
The department is home to
Jiquilisco Bay and
Puerto El Triunfo.
Bosque Nancuchiname is a forest of the Usulután Department, framing the eastern bank of the
Lempa River and the town of
El Zamoran on its southeastern border.
Municipalities
# Usulután Este
# Usulután Norte
# Usulután Oeste
Districts
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Alegría
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Berlín
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California
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Concepción Batres
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El Triunfo
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Ereguayquín
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Estanzuelas
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Jiquilisco
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Jucuapa
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Jucuarán
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Mercedes Umaña
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Nueva Granada
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Ozatlán
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Puerto El Triunfo
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San Agustín
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San Buenaventura
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San Dionisio
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San Francisco Javier
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Santa Elena
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Santa María
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Santiago de María
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Tecapán
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Usulután
References
External links
El Salvador at GeoHive
Departments of El Salvador
States and territories established in 1865
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