| Department | |
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| Location |  El Salvador |
| Number | 14 |
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El Salvador is divided into 14 departments (Spanish: departamentos) for administrative purposes, subdivided into 44 municipalities (municipios) and 262 districts. The country is a unitary state.
June 12, 1824: The first Salvadoran constitution within the Federal Republic of Central America establishes a territorial division of four departments, Sonsonate, San Salvador, San Vicente, and San Miguel. Sonsonate was formerly part of Guatemala before this point. [1]
1833-1834: A short lived Department of Tejutla was established from the districts of Metapan and Tejutla in San Salvador. [2]
January 22, 1835: The Federal District of San Salvador is separated both from San Salvador department and from the State of Salvador. The remainder of San Salvador department is renamed to Cuscatlan, and Metapan district is transferred to Sonsonate department. [2] [3]
May 17, 1839: Cuscatlan's Olocuitla district and San Vicente's Zacatecoluca district are combined into the new department of La Paz. [4]
July 30, 1839: The Federal District of San Salvador is dissolved, and San Salvador department is reconstituted, combining the former federal district with Opico district of Cuscatlan. [3]
March 15, 1847: La Paz department is abolished and reincorporated into San Vicente. [3]
February 21, 1852: La Paz department is restored. [3]
February 8, 1855: Santa Ana department is separated from Sonsonate. [4]
February 14, 1855: Chaltenango department is separated from Cuscatlan. [4]
January 26, 1865: La Libertad department is separated from San Salvador. [2] [3]
June 22, 1865: Usulutan and La Union departments are separated from San Miguel. [2] [3]
February 12, 1869: Ahuachapan department is separated from Santa Ana. [2] [3]
February 10, 1873: Cabañas department is created from parts of Cuscatlan and San Vicente. [2] [3]
July 14, 1875: Gotera department is separated from San Miguel. It would be renamed to Morazan department on March 14, 1887. [2] [3]
| Map | Flag | Coat of arms | Department | ISO Code | Capital | Area (km2) | Population (2013) [5] | Municipalities | Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | Ahuachapán | SV-AH | Ahuachapán | 1,239.6 | 333,406 | 3 | 12 |
 |  | Cabañas | SV-CA | Sensuntepeque | 1,103.5 | 164,945 | 2 | 9 | |
 |  | Chalatenango | SV-CH | Chalatenango | 2,016.6 | 204,808 | 3 | 33 | |
 |  | Cuscatlán | SV-CU | Cojutepeque | 756.2 | 252,528 | 2 | 16 | |
 |  |  | La Libertad | SV-LI | Santa Tecla | 1,652.9 | 747,662 | 6 | 22 |
 |  | La Paz | SV-PA | Zacatecoluca | 1,223.6 | 328,221 | 3 | 22 | |
 |  | La Unión | SV-UN | La Unión | 2,074.3 | 263,271 | 2 | 18 | |
 |  | Morazán | SV-MO | San Francisco Gotera | 1,447.4 | 199,519 | 2 | 26 | |
 |  |  | San Miguel | SV-SM | San Miguel | 2,077.1 | 478,792 | 3 | 20 |
 |  |  | San Salvador | SV-SS | San Salvador | 886.2 | 1,740,847 | 5 | 19 |
 |  |  | San Vicente | SV-SV | San Vicente | 1,184.0 | 174,561 | 2 | 13 |
 |  |  | Santa Ana | SV-SA | Santa Ana | 2,023.2 | 572,081 | 4 | 13 |
 |  | Sonsonate | SV-SO | Sonsonate | 1,225.2 | 463,732 | 4 | 16 | |
 |  |  | Usulután | SV-US | Usulután | 2,130.4 | 366,040 | 3 | 23 |
The flag of El Salvador features a horizontal triband of cobalt blue-white-cobalt blue, with the coat of arms centered and entirely contained within the central white stripe. This design of a triband of blue-white-blue is commonly used among Central American countries. The country's flag is one of the few that currently use the color purple, due to the rainbow in its coat of arms.
Santa Rita is a district in the Chalatenango department of El Salvador and is one of the largest municipalities of Chalatenango. It has a shoreline on Lake Suchitlán and is bordered by the municipalities of Comalapa, Dulce Nombre de María, Concepción Quetzaltepeque, El Paraíso, and San Rafael.
Nicolás Espinoza was a Salvadoran general and licenciado who served as Head of State of El Salvador from April 10, 1835 to November 15, 1835. At the time, El Salvador was a constituent state of the Federal Republic of Central America.
José Matías Delgado y de León was a Salvadoran priest and doctor known as El Padre de la Patria Salvadoreña.
Rodolfo Paolo Suárez Díaz is a Uruguayan-Salvadoran professional football player who plays as a midfielder.
El Salvador – sovereign country located on the Pacific Coast of Central America. The area was originally called by the Pipil "Cuzcatan", in Spanish "Cuzcatlan", which in Nahuat means "The Land Of Precious Things". After the Spanish conquest, the land was divided into the province of San Salvador and the province of Izalcos ; until in 1824 the two jurisdictions were united in the State, now Republic, of El Salvador. The country borders the Pacific Ocean between Guatemala and Honduras. With a population of approximately 5.8 million people, it is the most densely populated nation in Central America and is undergoing rapid industrialization.
El Salvador became independent from Spain in 1821. It has produced its own stamps since 1867.
Afro Salvadorans are Salvadorans of Sub-Saharan African descent. They are the descendants of slaves brought to El Salvador via the Trans-atlantic slave trade during the colonial Spanish era.
The Primera División Femenina de El Salvador is the main women's football competition for in El Salvador. It was established in 2010.
Carlos Josué Carrillo Chopin is a Salvadoran professional footballer, who plays as a defender.
Danis Christopher Ramírez is a Salvadoran professional footballer.
Danny Vladimir Torres Angel is a Salvadoran professional footballer.
The 2015–16 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season is the 18th season and 35th and 36th tournament of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Isidro Metapán and Santa Tecla were the defending champions of the Apertura and Clausura, respectively. The league will consist of 12 teams. There will be two seasons conducted under identical rules, with each team playing a home and away game against the other clubs for a total of 22 games per tournament. At the end of each half-season tournament, the top 8 teams in that tournament's regular season standings will take part in the playoffs. The champions of Apertura and Clausura will both qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. Should the same team win both tournaments, the runners-up with the best aggregate record will qualify for the Champions League.
The Copa El Salvador 2016–17 is the fifth staging of the Copa El Salvador football tournament and the first was played since the 2014–15 edition when the tournament was known as the Copa Presidente.
The 2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season is the 19th season and 37th and 38th tournament of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Santa Tecla F.C. the defending champions of the Apertura and Clausuray. The league will consist of 12 teams. There will be two seasons conducted under identical rules, with each team playing a home and away game against the other clubs for a total of 22 games per tournament. At the end of each half-season tournament, the top eight teams in that tournament's regular season standings will take part in the playoffs.
The 2018–19 Primera División de El Salvador is the 20th season and 39th and 40th Primera División tournament, El Salvador's top football division, since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Alianza F.C. are the defending champions of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The league will consist of 12 teams. There will be two seasons conducted under identical rules, with each team playing a home and away game against the other clubs for a total of 22 games per tournament. At the end of each half-season tournament, the top eight teams in that tournament's regular season standings will take part in the playoffs.
The 2019–20 Primera División de El Salvador is the 21st season and 41st and 42nd Primera División tournament, El Salvador's top football division, since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Santa Tecla and TBD are the defending champions of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments respectively. The league will consist of 12 teams. There will be two seasons conducted under identical rules, with each team playing a home and away game against the other clubs for a total of 22 games per tournament. At the end of each half-season tournament, the top six teams in that tournament's regular season standings will take part in the playoffs.
The 2022–23 Primera División de El Salvador, also known as the Liga Pepsi, is the 24th season and 46th and 47th Primera División tournament, El Salvador's top football division, since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. C.D. FAS and TBD are the defending champions of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments respectively. The league will consist of 12 teams. There will be two seasons conducted under identical rules, with each team playing a home and away game against the other clubs for a total of 22 games per tournament. At the end of each half-season tournament, the top six teams in that tournament's regular season standings will take part in the playoffs.
