Cuscatlán Depairtment

Cuscatlán
Depairtment
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Location athin El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°50′17″N 89°01′52″W
Kintra	El Salvador
Creatit (gien current status)	1835
Seat	Cojutepeque
Area
• Total	756.19 km2 (291.97 sq mi)
Area rank	Rankit 14t
Population
• Total	252,528
• Rank	Rankit 12t
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
ISO 3166 code	SV-CU

Cuscatlán is a depairtment o El Salvador, locatit in the centre o the kintra. Wi a surface aurie o 756.19 square kilometre (291.97 sq mi), it is El Salvador's smawest depairtment. It is inhabitit bi ower 252,000 fowk. Cuscatlán or Cuzcatlán wis the name the oreeginal inhabitants o the Wastren pairt o the kintra gae tae maist o the territory that is nou El Salvador. In their leid it means "laund o precious jewels". It wis creatit on 22 Mey 1835. Suchitoto wis the first caipital o the depairtment but on 12 November 1861, Cojutepeque wis made the caipital. It is kent in producin fruits, tobacco, succar cane, an coffee amang ither items. The depairtment is famous for its chorizos frae the ceety o Cojutepeque.

Municipalities

1. Candelaria
2. Cojutepeque
3. El Carmen
4. El Rosario
5. Monte San Juan
6. Oratorio de Concepción
7. San Bartolomé Perulapía
8. San Cristóbal
9. San José Guayabal
10. San Pedro Perulapán
11. San Rafael Cedros
12. San Ramón
13. Santa Cruz Analquito
14. Santa Cruz Michapa
15. Suchitoto
16. Tenancingo

References

• El Salvador at GeoHive Archived 2016-09-28 at the Wayback Machine