Santa Ana Department

Santa Ana
Department
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Location within El Salvador
Coordinates: 14°05′24″N 89°30′40″W
Country	El Salvador
Created (given current status)	1855
Seat	Santa Ana
Area
• Total	2,023.2 km2 (781.2 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 4th
Population
• Total	613,000
• Rank	Ranked 4th
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
ISO 3166 code	SV-SA

Santa Ana (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanta ˈana]) is a department of El Salvador in the northwest of the country. The capital is Santa Ana, one of the largest cities in El Salvador. It has 2,023 km² and a population of over 613,000. The Santa Ana Volcano is located in this department.

Geography

Municipalities

Santa Ana is divided into 13 districts and 4 municipalities:

1. Santa Ana Centro
2. Santa Ana Este
3. Santa Ana Norte
4. Santa Ana Oeste

Districts

Municipality	Territory	Population
Candelaria de la Frontera	91.13 km²	33,550 hab.
Chalchuapa	165.76 km²	86,200 hab.
Coatepeque	126.85 km²	48,544 hab.
El Congo	91.43 km²	22,274 hab.
El Porvenir	52.52 km²	7,819 hab.
Masahuat	71.23 km²	5,125 hab.
Metapán	668.36 km²	59,499 hab.
San Antonio Pajonal	51.92 km²	4,574 hab.
San Sebastián Salitrillo	42.32 km²	16,688 hab.
Santa Ana	400.05 km²	261,568 hab.
Santa Rosa Guachipilín	38.41 km²	7,909 hab.
Santiago de la Frontera	44.22 km²	9,150 hab.
Texistepeque	178.97 km²	20,904 hab.

References

• Directorio Municipal de la Fundación Dr. Guillermo Manuel Ungo
• El Salvador at GeoHive