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
Ahuachapan Departamento de Ahuachapán1.333,406Ahuachapan Ahuachapán34,102
Chalatenango Departamento de Chalatenango2.204,808Chalatenango Chalatenango19,364
Cuscatlan Departamento de Cuscatlán3.252,528Cojutepeque Cojutepeque48,411
La Union Departamento de La Unión4.263,271La Union La Unión26,807
Morazan Departamento de Morazán5.199,519San Francisco San Francisco16,152
San Miguel Departamento de San Miguel6.478,792San Miguel San Miguel247,126
San Salvador Departamento de San Salvador7.1,740,847San Salvador San Salvador525,990
San Vicente Departamento de San Vicente8.174,561San Vicente San Vicente41,504
Santa Ana Departamento de Santa Ana9.572,081Santa Ana Santa Ana176,661
La Libertad Departamento de La Libertad10.747,662Santa Tecla Santa Tecla124,694
Cabanas Departamento de Cabañas11.164,945Sensuntepeque Sensuntepeque20,386
Sonsonate Departamento de Sonsonate12.463,739Sonsonate Sonsonate59,468
Usulutan Departamento de Usulután13.366,040Usulutan Usulután51,910
La Paz Departamento de La Paz14.328,221Zacatecoluca Zacatecoluca39,613