Armenia, El Salvador

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Armenia
Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°45′N89°30′W / 13.750°N 89.500°W / 13.750; -89.500
CountryFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Department Sonsonate Department
Population
  Total34,912

Armenia is a municipality in the Sonsonate department of El Salvador. It was founded by Spaniards and a small group of Armenians, there were a significant amount of indigenous people living there when Europeans arrived. According to the official census of 2007, it has a population of 34,912 inhabitants.

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History

The City of Armenia in Sonsonate, El Salvador, was founded by Spanish colonizers during the period of colonization in Latin America. Specific details about the founders may not be available, but in general, the region's cities were established by Spanish expeditions and colonizers in the 16th and 17th centuries. The arrival and establishment of the Armenian community in that region, the founders of Armenia in Sonsonate, El Salvador, were mainly Armenian and Spanish immigrants, who are of European origin, specifically from the Caucasus region in Eurasia and Galicia (Spain). Although Armenians and Spaniards were an important community in the founding of Armenia, Sonsonate, there was also a presence of indigenous people in the region, given the colonial history of El Salvador. The mixture of different communities contributed to the cultural diversity in the formation of the town.

The name of this town was originally "Guaymoco" in ancient Pipil dialect of Nahuat and means "the oratory of the frogs".

Sports

The local professional football clubs are named C.D. Salvadoreño and Rácing Junior and they both currently play in the Salvadoran Third Division.

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