Regions in El Salvador

El Salvador is made up of 14 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in El Salvador. Information on all primary administrative regions in El Salvador.

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Primary administrative regions in El Salvador

There are 14 regions in El Salvador in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in El Salvador
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
San Salvador Departamento de San Salvador1.1,740,847San Salvador San Salvador525,990
San Miguel Departamento de San Miguel2.478,792San Miguel San Miguel247,126
Santa Ana Departamento de Santa Ana3.572,081Santa Ana Santa Ana176,661
La Libertad Departamento de La Libertad4.747,662Santa Tecla Santa Tecla124,694
Sonsonate Departamento de Sonsonate5.463,739Sonsonate Sonsonate59,468
Usulutan Departamento de Usulután6.366,040Usulutan Usulután51,910
Cuscatlan Departamento de Cuscatlán7.252,528Cojutepeque Cojutepeque48,411
San Vicente Departamento de San Vicente8.174,561San Vicente San Vicente41,504
La Paz Departamento de La Paz9.328,221Zacatecoluca Zacatecoluca39,613
Ahuachapan Departamento de Ahuachapán10.333,406Ahuachapan Ahuachapán34,102
La Union Departamento de La Unión11.263,271La Union La Unión26,807
Cabanas Departamento de Cabañas12.164,945Sensuntepeque Sensuntepeque20,386
Chalatenango Departamento de Chalatenango13.204,808Chalatenango Chalatenango19,364
Morazan Departamento de Morazán14.199,519San Francisco San Francisco16,152