Country El Salvador Seat Usulután Time zone CST (UTC−6) Area 2,130 km² Team C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo | Created
(given current status) 1865 Area rank Ranked 1st ISO 3166 code SV-US Founded 22 June 1865 | |
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Points of interest Playa El Espino, La Montañita Park, Bosque Nancuchiname, Río Grande De San Miguel | ||
Usulután from the Nawat language (meaning "city of the ocelots") is a department of El Salvador in the southeast of the country (Lenca region). The capital is Usulután.
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It is El Salvador's largest department. It has an area of 2,130 km² and a population of over 366,000.
The department was created on June 22, 1865.
On October 26, 1948, the Alegria district was abolished and a new one called Santiago de Maria was created; it contains the cities of Santiago de Maria, which is the main city, as well as Alegria, Tecapan and California.
The city of Usulutan, the department's capital, was founded by the Lenca tribes but it was conquered by the Pipil tribes. Some of the best beaches in El Salvador are located in Usulutan, and others such as El Espino are now under development. For its high migration of its residents to the United States, it is known as shulton city.
The department is home to Jiquilisco Bay and Port El Triunfo.
Municipalities
- Alegría
- Berlín
- California
- Concepción Batres
- El Triunfo
- Ereguayquín
- Estanzuelas
- Jiquilisco
- Jucuapa
- Jucuarán
- Mercedes Umaña
- Nueva Granada
- Ozatlán
- Puerto El Triunfo
- San Agustín
- San Buenaventura
- San Dionisio
- San Francisco Javier
- Santa Elena
- Santa María
- Santiago de María
- Tecapán
- Usulután