San Salvador, El Salvador

San Salvador

San Salvador is the capital and largest city of El Salvador and of its eponymous department. It is the country's largest agglomeration, serving as the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. The municipality of San Salvador has 525,990 inhabitants. The Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, which comprises the capital itself and 13 of its municipalities, has a population of 2,404,097. The urban area of San Salvador has a population of 1,600,000 inhabitants. The city is home to the Consejo de Ministros de El Salvador, the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, the Supreme Court of El Salvador, and other governmental institutions, as well as the official residence of the president of El Salvador. San Salvador is located in the Salvadoran highlands, surrounded by volcanoes and prone to earthquakes.

Data Source : Wikipedia

• Entity:  Location

• Department:  San Salvador
• Municipality:  San Salvador Centro
• Metro:  San Salvador Metropolitan Area
• Founded:  1525
• Founded by:  Pedro De Alvarado
• Named for:  Divine Savior
• Type:  Mayor–Council Government
• Mayor:  Mario Durán (Nuevas Ideas)
• Municipality:  525,990
• Rank:  1St, El Salvador
• Urban:  1,538,525
• Metro:  2,177,432
• Demonym(s):  Sansalvadoran, Sansalvadoreño/A, Capitalino/A
• Time zone:  Cst (Utc−06:00)
• SV-SS:  Cp 1101
• Area code(s):  + 503
• HDI (2018):  0.704 − High
• Website:  Sansalvador.gob.sv
• Wikidata description:  Capital Of El Salvador
• Wikidata label:  San Salvador
• Wikidata aliases:  San Salvador

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