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El Salvador: Administrative Division

Contents: Departments and Municipalities

The population of the departments (departamentos) and municipalities (municipios) of El Salvador according to census results and latest official projections.

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NameStatusPopulation
Census
1992-09-27
Population
Projection
2007-06-30
Population
Projection
2020-06-30
AhuachapánDepartment261,188329,248375,796
AhuachapánMunicipality85,460113,882135,325
ApanecaMunicipality7,7508,6398,399
AtiquizayaMunicipality28,21334,61135,646
Concepción de AtacoMunicipality13,90313,17612,831
El RefugioMunicipality5,1058,42013,019
GuaymangoMunicipality17,29919,61821,593
JujutlaMunicipality26,97529,47132,339
San Francisco MenéndezMunicipality36,42343,90750,192
San LorenzoMunicipality7,1639,47410,834
San Pedro PuxtlaMunicipality6,6808,0108,673
TacubaMunicipality20,74430,76935,116
TurínMunicipality5,4739,27111,829
CabañasDepartment138,426155,892174,094
CinqueraMunicipality5741,5321,345
DoloresMunicipality5,6676,6266,891
GuacotectiMunicipality3,9145,7947,562
IlobascoMunicipality53,51364,21577,860
JutiapaMunicipality7,1786,8736,237
San IsidroMunicipality9,4688,1398,125
SensuntepequeMunicipality39,12342,10544,546
TejutepequeMunicipality5,0877,4278,635
VictoriaMunicipality13,90213,18112,893
ChalatenangoDepartment177,320198,049210,845
Agua CalienteMunicipality8,4608,4868,726
ArcataoMunicipality2,2423,0262,399
AzacualpaMunicipality1,5401,1671,022
Cancasque (San José Cancasque)Municipality1,4861,7991,469
ChalatenangoMunicipality29,04830,07032,272
CitaláMunicipality4,8224,2784,026
ComalapaMunicipality4,2373,0782,769
Concepción QuezaltepequeMunicipality6,2956,6337,006
Dulce Nombre de MaríaMunicipality5,5035,1894,957
El CarrizalMunicipality2,7572,5312,480
El ParaísoMunicipality9,97910,76914,612
La LagunaMunicipality4,5724,0304,078
La PalmaMunicipality10,63212,56914,543
La ReinaMunicipality7,6359,78510,588
Las Flores (San José Las Flores)Municipality1,4901,6261,208
Las VueltasMunicipality1,040966608
Nombre de JesúsMunicipality4,3414,6064,446
Nueva ConcepciónMunicipality27,32129,40632,091
Nueva TrinidadMunicipality1,1681,7191,221
Ojos de AguaMunicipality3,1753,7673,797
PotonicoMunicipality1,5821,6291,240
San Antonio de la CruzMunicipality1,7791,9051,614
San Antonio los RanchosMunicipality1,0311,6631,613
San FernandoMunicipality...2,6643,070
San Francisco LempaMunicipality919886805
San Francisco MorazánMunicipality2,2794,0264,161
San IgnacioMunicipality6,5608,84610,591
San Isidro LabradorMunicipality1212,6632,685
San Luis del CarmenMunicipality1,3631,205927
San Miguel de MercedesMunicipality2,2042,5552,565
San RafaelMunicipality4,3184,3804,539
Santa RitaMunicipality4,5086,1487,367
TejutlaMunicipality12,91313,97915,350
CuscatlánDepartment178,502237,270276,004
CandelariaMunicipality9,63410,34211,583
CojutepequeMunicipality45,60151,57359,909
El CarmenMunicipality12,45613,67916,960
El RosarioMunicipality3,6794,3265,210
Monte San JuanMunicipality8,25110,48012,145
Oratorio de ConcepciónMunicipality2,3683,6674,278
San Bartolomé PerulapíaMunicipality5,6588,26010,501
San CristóbalMunicipality7,1308,52410,375
San José GuayabalMunicipality9,9159,5339,132
San Pedro PerulapánMunicipality26,04745,84855,797
San Rafael CedrosMunicipality11,73517,49623,211
San RamónMunicipality4,6326,4497,922
Santa Cruz AnalquitoMunicipality2,2712,6503,033
Santa Cruz MichapaMunicipality9,94212,08516,367
SuchitotoMunicipality13,85025,40623,331
TenancingoMunicipality5,3336,9526,250
La LibertadDepartment513,866711,196830,976
Antiguo CuscatlánMunicipality28,18736,27647,956
ChiltiupánMunicipality10,98811,73111,656
Ciudad ArceMunicipality39,79664,92876,347
ColónMunicipality49,570104,409151,449
ComasaguaMunicipality10,87112,77812,030
HuizúcarMunicipality9,20515,57217,289
JayaqueMunicipality11,40111,90411,596
JicalapaMunicipality5,5235,5075,921
La LibertadMunicipality33,59038,75141,321
Nuevo CuscatlánMunicipality5,1197,4259,442
QuezaltepequeMunicipality46,69356,67058,009
SacacoyoMunicipality9,18313,24016,265
San José VillanuevaMunicipality7,24714,61520,353
San Juan Opico (Opico)Municipality51,70179,96390,088
San MatíasMunicipality7,3587,8747,727
San Pablo TacachicoMunicipality18,70721,92421,856
Santa TeclaMunicipality113,698131,235139,908
TalniqueMunicipality6,1938,8859,709
TamaniqueMunicipality11,38714,58016,179
TeotepequeMunicipality12,17713,26312,810
TepecoyoMunicipality10,83815,41815,979
ZaragozaMunicipality14,43424,24837,086
La PazDepartment245,915324,628375,457
CuyultitánMunicipality4,1565,8907,541
El RosarioMunicipality9,79717,68525,165
JerusalénMunicipality2,0432,7082,999
Mercedes La CeibaMunicipality620671661
OlocuiltaMunicipality15,99231,11441,758
Paraíso de OsorioMunicipality2,9332,8733,053
San Antonio MasahuatMunicipality4,0474,4874,481
San EmigdioMunicipality2,6892,9693,288
San Francisco ChinamecaMunicipality6,1867,7848,354
San Juan NonualcoMunicipality10,92718,18219,908
San Juan TalpaMunicipality6,8258,1218,458
San Juan TepezontesMunicipality3,0373,8253,930
San Luis La HerraduraMunicipality16,86921,50024,420
San Luis TalpaMunicipality15,41022,83935,047
San Miguel TepezontesMunicipality4,6295,3575,943
San Pedro MasahuatMunicipality21,59326,81231,551
San Pedro NonualcoMunicipality9,4309,7499,432
San Rafael ObrajueloMunicipality9,11010,34711,753
Santa María OstumaMunicipality5,6606,3126,263
Santiago NonualcoMunicipality32,54642,02945,831
TapalhuacaMunicipality3,6124,0144,034
ZacatecolucaMunicipality57,80469,36071,587
La UniónDepartment255,565255,945277,731
AnamorósMunicipality15,33215,63416,379
BolívarMunicipality5,0294,5294,423
Concepción de OrienteMunicipality6,4588,7889,697
ConchaguaMunicipality33,33240,14250,490
El CarmenMunicipality15,51213,24113,570
El SauceMunicipality8,7797,0336,342
IntipucáMunicipality7,2018,1309,019
La UniónMunicipality36,90336,57937,460
LisliqueMunicipality13,79014,38117,003
Meanguera del GolfoMunicipality3,3682,5762,805
Nueva EspartaMunicipality13,30010,35410,376
PasaquinaMunicipality21,50917,59417,152
PolorósMunicipality9,45910,42311,196
San AlejoMunicipality22,79318,90817,990
San JoséMunicipality3,9753,1923,164
Santa Rosa de LimaMunicipality24,71929,75434,279
YayantiqueMunicipality5,4127,3829,000
YucuaiquínMunicipality8,6947,3057,386
MorazánDepartment160,146187,306211,201
ArambalaMunicipality1,8401,9561,703
CacaoperaMunicipality9,35111,75311,550
ChilangaMunicipality8,35810,41812,210
CorintoMunicipality16,40216,55017,706
Delicias de ConcepciónMunicipality4,7495,4516,244
El DivisaderoMunicipality7,4808,1808,824
El RosarioMunicipality1,0761,4381,242
GualococtiMunicipality3,0203,9204,663
GuatajiaguaMunicipality10,27812,58814,169
JoatecaMunicipality3,4114,5214,827
JocoaitiqueMunicipality1,9153,0902,812
JocoroMunicipality9,70610,80411,407
LolotiquilloMunicipality4,6095,2796,067
MeangueraMunicipality7,7818,3968,886
OsicalaMunicipality9,6489,56811,331
PerquínMunicipality3,4723,3923,812
San CarlosMunicipality3,2204,4816,076
San FernandoMunicipality8951,8342,155
San Francisco GoteraMunicipality19,88722,60629,215
San IsidroMunicipality2,8743,0113,604
San SimónMunicipality8,06210,84914,278
SensembraMunicipality3,1273,1573,308
SociedadMunicipality10,50412,25012,253
TorolaMunicipality1,0873,2673,295
YamabalMunicipality3,6234,6675,330
YoloaiquínMunicipality3,7713,8804,234
San MiguelDepartment403,411463,083516,241
CarolinaMunicipality8,2988,7929,031
ChapeltiqueMunicipality10,44511,44711,623
ChinamecaMunicipality20,77523,80623,139
ChirilaguaMunicipality21,72121,32320,393
Ciudad BarriosMunicipality24,80326,48030,292
ComacaránMunicipality3,5233,4133,141
El TránsitoMunicipality16,45519,59320,834
LolotiqueMunicipality13,88315,91516,822
MoncaguaMunicipality20,93124,17727,573
Nueva GuadalupeMunicipality6,5679,50211,745
Nuevo Edén de San JuanMunicipality2,4524,3043,803
QuelepaMunicipality4,8594,3204,350
San AntonioMunicipality6,3735,6595,809
San GerardoMunicipality5,5576,3875,630
San JorgeMunicipality8,9039,7269,792
San Luis de la ReinaMunicipality6,8456,0155,473
San MiguelMunicipality191,116233,046278,885
San Rafael OrienteMunicipality15,11014,18014,493
SesoriMunicipality11,14211,4229,996
UluazapaMunicipality3,6533,5763,417
San SalvadorDepartment1,512,1251,688,5621,817,579
AguilaresMunicipality20,43922,91524,406
ApopaMunicipality109,179141,457198,528
AyutuxtepequeMunicipality23,81037,39951,558
CuscatancingoMunicipality57,48571,54486,964
DelgadoMunicipality109,863129,512126,839
El PaisnalMunicipality13,48515,67814,280
GuazapaMunicipality18,78024,68127,697
IlopangoMunicipality90,634111,908142,979
MejicanosMunicipality144,855151,655141,352
NejapaMunicipality23,89131,74033,766
PanchimalcoMunicipality32,45744,45648,695
Rosario de MoraMunicipality9,25112,25815,436
San MarcosMunicipality59,91368,10674,221
San MartínMunicipality56,53078,394112,065
San SalvadorMunicipality415,346340,577209,633
Santiago TexacuangosMunicipality16,29520,93323,080
Santo TomásMunicipality21,44827,30731,139
SoyapangoMunicipality261,122260,104284,659
TonacatepequeMunicipality27,34297,938170,282
Santa AnaDepartment458,587559,097602,636
Candelaria de la FronteraMunicipality21,95124,22127,700
ChalchuapaMunicipality64,82879,04986,702
CoatepequeMunicipality38,19839,25638,717
El CongoMunicipality18,02425,85829,186
El PorvenirMunicipality6,2538,78910,035
MasahuatMunicipality4,1133,6233,342
MetapánMunicipality49,95062,99765,471
San Antonio PajonalMunicipality3,8423,5013,192
San Sebastián SalitrilloMunicipality9,54119,82332,595
Santa AnaMunicipality210,970262,032277,264
Santa Rosa GuachipilínMunicipality6,1855,2644,859
Santiago de la FronteraMunicipality6,5895,5485,355
TexistepequeMunicipality18,14319,13618,218
San VicenteDepartment143,003169,797190,093
ApastepequeMunicipality18,24719,26721,826
GuadalupeMunicipality5,5855,7636,612
San Cayetano IstepequeMunicipality5,0955,3606,631
San Esteban CatarinaMunicipality3,2755,9466,120
San IldefonsoMunicipality8,7048,1928,279
San LorenzoMunicipality6,1786,3607,267
San SebastiánMunicipality12,98815,13816,034
Santa ClaraMunicipality4,2165,6195,622
Santo DomingoMunicipality6,2826,7708,394
San VicenteMunicipality45,55955,89763,579
TecolucaMunicipality16,74625,09827,683
TepetitánMunicipality3,8133,8144,571
VerapazMunicipality6,3156,5737,475
SonsonateDepartment360,183465,274520,778
AcajutlaMunicipality47,67855,49758,846
ArmeniaMunicipality23,81337,00539,900
CalucoMunicipality6,6899,68711,056
CuisnahuatMunicipality10,29813,43615,232
IzalcoMunicipality54,59575,21382,332
JuayúaMunicipality23,53425,93226,104
NahuizalcoMunicipality34,35052,02358,526
NahulingoMunicipality9,47611,04112,781
SalcoatitánMunicipality4,0715,8136,672
San Antonio del MonteMunicipality17,75028,51541,439
San JuliánMunicipality13,72119,76621,097
Santa Catarina MasahuatMunicipality7,63110,68012,102
Santa Isabel IshuatánMunicipality8,99910,85511,295
Santo Domingo de GuzmánMunicipality6,2707,4787,929
SonsonateMunicipality77,77375,82971,980
SonzacateMunicipality13,53526,50443,487
UsulutánDepartment310,362352,042386,322
AlegríaMunicipality12,20511,97813,026
BerlínMunicipality17,95218,19016,624
CaliforniaMunicipality2,3002,6883,002
Concepción BatresMunicipality11,75812,47412,789
El TriunfoMunicipality5,8917,0818,509
EreguayquínMunicipality7,0696,2586,364
EstanzuelasMunicipality9,1949,2199,373
JiquiliscoMunicipality37,64648,86852,794
JucuapaMunicipality15,56418,86020,965
JucuaránMunicipality11,19613,72812,760
Mercedes UmañaMunicipality13,32813,38914,898
Nueva GranadaMunicipality7,3827,6208,516
OzatlánMunicipality11,43612,72513,523
Puerto El TriunfoMunicipality15,09216,96022,317
San AgustínMunicipality3,4816,6665,557
San BuenaventuraMunicipality4,1134,8334,888
San DionisioMunicipality6,8985,0575,759
San Francisco JavierMunicipality5,4695,5325,026
Santa ElenaMunicipality14,80117,73519,002
Santa MaríaMunicipality8,04310,97415,312
Santiago de MaríaMunicipality17,29118,61420,032
TecapánMunicipality7,9277,8728,208
UsulutánMunicipality64,32674,72187,078
El SalvadorRepublic5,118,5996,097,3896,765,753

Source: Dirección General de Estadistica y Censos (web).

Explanation: In contrast to the projection, the census figures are not adjusted for underenumeration.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (P 2020)
Males3,184,923
Females3,580,830
Urbanization (C 2007)
Rural2,145,277
Urban3,598,836
Literacy (A10+) (C 2007)
yes3,784,775
no718,718