Cuscatlán Department

Cuscatlán
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Location
Statistics
Created (given current status)	1835
Capital	Cojutepeque
Area    •%	756 km²   Ranked 14th
Population    •(2006)	229,260   Ranked 12th
ISO 3166-2	SV-CU

Cuscatlán is a department of El Salvador, located in the center of the country. With a surface area of 756.19 km², it is El Salvador's smallest department. It is inhabited by more than 200,000 people. Cuscatlán or Cuzcatlán was the name the original inhabitants of the Western part of the country gave to most of the territory that is now El Salvador. In their language it means "land of precious jewels". It was created on May 22, 1835. Suchitoto was the first capital of the department but on November 12, 1861, Cojutepeque was made the capital. It produces meat products, fruits, tobacco, sugar cane, coffee, etc. The department is famous for its chorizos from the city of Cojutepeque. To the north, there is a series of valleys; to the south, it is hilly.

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
17. Zacatecas, Cuscatlán

Departments of El Salvador
Ahuachapán | Cabañas | Chalatenango | Cuscatlán | La Libertad | La Paz | La Unión | Morazán | San Miguel | San Salvador | San Vicente | Santa Ana | Sonsonate | Usulután