San Miguel Department (El Salvador)

San Miguel
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Location
Statistics
Created (given current status)	1824
Capital	San Miguel
Area    •%	2,077 km²   Ranked 2th
Population    •(2006)	546,022   Ranked 4th
ISO 3166-2	SV-SM

San Miguel is a department of El Salvador in the eastern part of the country. The capital is San Miguel. It has 2,077 km² and a population of over 530,700. San Miguel was first known as San Miguel of the Border, the city being founded by Luis de Moscoso on May 8, 1530 where is now Santa Elena.This territory was part of the Lenca Principality at the time of the conquest. On July 11, 1812 it was given the title of "Noble y Leal Ciudad" (noble and loyal city). It was made a department on June 12, 1824.

Municipalities

1. Carolina
2. Chapeltique
3. Chinameca
4. Chirilagua
5. Ciudad Barrios
6. Comacarán
7. El Tránsito
8. Lolotique
9. Moncagua
10. Nueva Guadalupe
11. Nuevo Edén de San Juan
12. San Antonio
13. San Gerardo
14. San Jorge
15. San Luis de la Reina
16. San Miguel
17. San Rafael
18. Sesori
19. Uluazapa

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