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
La Libertad Departamento de La Libertad2.747,662Santa Tecla Santa Tecla124,694
Santa Ana Departamento de Santa Ana3.572,081Santa Ana Santa Ana176,661
San Miguel Departamento de San Miguel4.478,792San Miguel San Miguel247,126
Sonsonate Departamento de Sonsonate5.463,739Sonsonate Sonsonate59,468
Usulutan Departamento de Usulután6.366,040Usulutan Usulután51,910
Ahuachapan Departamento de Ahuachapán7.333,406Ahuachapan Ahuachapán34,102
La Paz Departamento de La Paz8.328,221Zacatecoluca Zacatecoluca39,613
La Union Departamento de La Unión9.263,271La Union La Unión26,807
Cuscatlan Departamento de Cuscatlán10.252,528Cojutepeque Cojutepeque48,411
Chalatenango Departamento de Chalatenango11.204,808Chalatenango Chalatenango19,364
Morazan Departamento de Morazán12.199,519San Francisco San Francisco16,152
San Vicente Departamento de San Vicente13.174,561San Vicente San Vicente41,504
Cabanas Departamento de Cabañas14.164,945Sensuntepeque Sensuntepeque20,386