Departments of El Salvador facts for kids
El Salvador is a country in Central America. It is divided into 14 main areas called departments. Think of them like states or provinces in other countries. These departments help manage the country.
Each department is then split into smaller areas called municipalities. El Salvador has a total of 262 municipalities! The country is a unitary state, which means the central government has the most power. It gives some power to the departments and municipalities, but the main decisions come from the top.
El Salvador's Departments
El Salvador has 14 departments, each with its own capital city. These divisions help the government organize services and manage different regions of the country.
Here is a list of El Salvador's departments, their capital cities, and how many municipalities each one has:
- Ahuachapán Department
- Capital: Ahuachapán
- Municipalities: 12
- Cabañas Department
- Capital: Sensuntepeque
- Municipalities: 9
- Chalatenango Department
- Capital: Chalatenango
- Municipalities: 33
- Cuscatlán Department
- Capital: Cojutepeque
- Municipalities: 16
- La Libertad Department
- Capital: Santa Tecla
- Municipalities: 22
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- La Paz Department
- Capital: Zacatecoluca
- Municipalities: 22
- La Unión Department
- Capital: La Unión
- Municipalities: 18
- Morazán Department
- Capital: San Francisco Gotera
- Municipalities: 26
- San Miguel Department
- Capital: San Miguel
- Municipalities: 20
- San Salvador Department
- Capital: San Salvador (This is also the capital city of El Salvador!)
- Municipalities: 19
- San Vicente Department
- Capital: San Vicente
- Municipalities: 13
- Santa Ana Department
- Capital: Santa Ana
- Municipalities: 13
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- Sonsonate Department
- Capital: Sonsonate
- Municipalities: 16
- Usulután Department
- Capital: Usulután
- Municipalities: 23
See also
In Spanish: Departamentos de El Salvador para niños
