Regions in El Salvador
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You can sort the regions in El Salvador alphabeticallyby population by capitals of the regionsby capitals population
Primary administrative regions in El Salvador
There are 14 regions in El Salvador in the primary administrative level.Region | No | Population | Capital | Capital population |
San Salvador Departamento de San Salvador | 1. | 1,740,847 | San Salvador San Salvador | 525,990 |
La Libertad Departamento de La Libertad | 2. | 747,662 | Santa Tecla Santa Tecla | 124,694 |
Santa Ana Departamento de Santa Ana | 3. | 572,081 | Santa Ana Santa Ana | 176,661 |
San Miguel Departamento de San Miguel | 4. | 478,792 | San Miguel San Miguel | 247,126 |
Sonsonate Departamento de Sonsonate | 5. | 463,739 | Sonsonate Sonsonate | 59,468 |
Usulutan Departamento de Usulután | 6. | 366,040 | Usulutan Usulután | 51,910 |
Ahuachapan Departamento de Ahuachapán | 7. | 333,406 | Ahuachapan Ahuachapán | 34,102 |
La Paz Departamento de La Paz | 8. | 328,221 | Zacatecoluca Zacatecoluca | 39,613 |
La Union Departamento de La Unión | 9. | 263,271 | La Union La Unión | 26,807 |
Cuscatlan Departamento de Cuscatlán | 10. | 252,528 | Cojutepeque Cojutepeque | 48,411 |
Chalatenango Departamento de Chalatenango | 11. | 204,808 | Chalatenango Chalatenango | 19,364 |
Morazan Departamento de Morazán | 12. | 199,519 | San Francisco San Francisco | 16,152 |
San Vicente Departamento de San Vicente | 13. | 174,561 | San Vicente San Vicente | 41,504 |
Cabanas Departamento de Cabañas | 14. | 164,945 | Sensuntepeque Sensuntepeque | 20,386 |