Cuscatlán () is a
department of
El Salvador
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is S ...
, located in the center of the country. With a surface area of , it is El Salvador's smallest department. Cuscatlán or Cuzcatlán was the name the original inhabitants of the Western part of the country gave to most of the territory that is now El Salvador. In their language it means "land of precious jewels". It was created on 22 May 1835.
Suchitoto was the first capital of the department but on 12 November 1861,
Cojutepeque was made the capital. It is known in producing fruits, tobacco, sugar cane, and coffee among other items. The department is famous for its
chorizo
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s from the city of Cojutepeque.
Municipalities
# Cuscatlán Norte
# Cuscatlán Sur
Districts
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Candelaria
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Cojutepeque
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El Carmen
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El Rosario
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Monte San Juan
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Oratorio de Concepción
An oratorio () is a musical composition with dramatic or narrative text for choir, soloists and orchestra or other ensemble.
Similar to opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an instrumental ensemble, various distinguishabl ...
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San Bartolomé Perulapía
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San Cristóbal
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San José Guayabal
San José Guayabal is a Municipalities of El Salvador, municipality in the Cuscatlán Department, Cuscatlán department of El Salvador.
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Municipalities of the Cuscatlán Department ...
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San Pedro Perulapán
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San Rafael Cedros
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San Ramón
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Santa Cruz Analquito
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Santa Cruz Michapa
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Suchitoto
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Tenancingo
References
External links
El Salvador at GeoHive
Departments of El Salvador
States and territories established in 1835
1835 establishments in El Salvador
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