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San Salvador (Spanish pronunciation: [san salβaˈðoɾ];) is the capital and the largest city [5] of El Salvador and its eponymous department. [6] It is the country's largest agglomeration, serving as the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. [ 7 ]
El Salvador, [a] officially the Republic of El Salvador, [b] 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 San Salvador. The country's population in 2024 was estimated to be 6 million according to a ...
La Unión (Spanish pronunciation:) is the easternmost department of El Salvador. Its capital is La Unión. It covers a total of 2,074 square kilometres (801 sq mi) and has a population of 263,200. The department was created on June 22, 1865, and the city of La Unión was made its capital.
Cojutepeque (Spanish pronunciation: [koxuteˈpeke]) is the capital city of El Salvador's Cuscatlán department. It also served as the capital of San Salvador during several years. It also serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of Cojutepeque. Its population is estimated at 70,000 people with about 85% living in the ...
The plaza is also the focal point for celebrations accompanying the feast day of the Holy Savior (Spanish: San Salvador) on August 5 and 6. The religious procession held on Good Friday called El Descenso (The Descent), dedicated to the Divine Savior of the World, representing the Crucifixion of Jesus and his descent from the Cross, terminates ...
San Salvador (Spanish pronunciation: [san salβaˈðoɾ]) is a department of El Salvador in the west central part of the country. The capital is San Salvador, which is also the national capital. The department has North of the Rio Lempa Valley, the "Valle de las Hamacas" (Hammock Valley) and a section of Lake Ilopango.
The country was named after the Spanish word for "The Saviour", in honor of Jesus Christ, and its territory was known prehispanically as Cuscatlán. El Salvador is located in the coordinates 13 50 N, 88 55 W, enjoying tropical weather, with a rainy season that runs from May to October and a dry season that goes from November to April.
January 3, 2025 – Haitian crisis Gang war in Haiti, Guatemala–Haiti relations, El Salvador–Haiti relations, El Salvador–Guatemala relations A contingent of peacekeeping troops from Guatemala and El Salvador arrive in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to enforce a United Nations-backed multinational security mission to restore order to Port-au-Prince amid an increase in gang violence.