Municipalities of El Salvador

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Municipalities of El Salvador

The departments of El Salvador are divided into 262 municipalities or municipios. The municipalities are listed below, by department El Salvador is divided into fourteen administrative divisions called departments, the equivalent of states in the United States. Each department is administered by a governor appointed by the president. An alternate for each governor is also designated. Governors must be Salvadoran by birth, over twenty-five years of age, and residents of their department for at least two years prior to their appointment.

Below the departmental level, El Salvador is divided into 262 municipalities (or municipios, the equivalent of counties in the United States). Each municipio is governed by a municipal council composed of a mayor (alcalde), a legal representative (sindico), and two or more council members (regidores). The number of regidores is determined by the population of the municipio. Members of the municipal councils must be more than twenty-one years of age and residents of the municipio in which they serve. Directly elected, municipal officials serve three-year terms and may be reelected. Municipios are not all of equal size but are required to have a population of at least 10,000; municipal boundaries are determined by the Legislative Assembly.

The powers of local government are circumscribed by those of the central government. Because department governors are appointed by the president, their independence is questionable. Despite their status as elected representatives, the powers of municipal officeholders are also limited in certain key areas. The most glaring example is taxation. Although the municipal councils are allowed to suggest local taxes and tax rates, only the Legislative Assembly has the power to actually levy taxes. Therefore, all funds utilized by the councils are appropriated and disbursed by the assembly, although such funds are earmarked in the budget and are not incorporated into the central government's general fund. Among the duties relegated to the municipal councils under the Salvadoran Municipal Code are the holding of town meetings (cabildos abiertos) at least once every three months. The council is enjoined from acting against the majority opinion expressed at the cabildos abiertos. The municipal councils also grant legal recognition (personalidad juridica) to communal associations in their municipios. The councils are required to meet periodically with representatives of the communal associations and to consult with them on the appointment of representatives to advisory and other local commissions. The councils also issue local ordinances and regulations.

Ahuachapán Department

1. Ahuachapán
2. Apaneca
3. Atiquizaya
4. Concepción de Ataco
5. El Refugio
6. Guaymango
7. Jujutla
8. San Francisco Menéndez
9. San Lorenzo
10. San Pedro Puxtla
11. Tacuba
12. Turín

Cabañas Department

1. Cinquera
2. Dolores
3. Guacotecti
4. Ilobasco
5. Jutiapa
6. San Isidro
7. Sensuntepeque
8. Tejutepeque
9. Victoria

Chalatenango Department

1. Agua Caliente
2. Arcatao
3. Azacualpa
4. Chalatenango
5. Citalá
6. Comalapa
7. Concepción Quezaltepeque
8. Dulce Nombre de María
9. El Carrizal
10. El Paraíso
11. La Laguna
12. La Palma
13. La Reina
14. Las Vueltas
15. Nombre de Jesús
16. Nueva Concepción
17. Nueva Trinidad
18. Ojos de Agua
19. Potonico
20. San Antonio de la Cruz (San Antonio La Cruz)
21. San Antonio Los Ranchos (San Antonio Ranchos)
22. San Fernando
23. San Francisco Lempa
24. San Francisco Morazán
25. San Ignacio
26. San Isidro Labrador
27. San José Cancasque
28. San José Las Flores
29. San Luis del Carmen
30. San Miguel de Mercedes
31. San Rafael
32. Santa Rita
33. Tejutla

Cuscatlán Department

1. Candelaria
2. Cojutepeque
3. El Carmen
4. El Rosario
5. Monte San Juan
6. Oratorio de Concepción
7. San Bartolomé Perulapía
8. San Cristóbal
9. San José Guayabal
10. San Pedro Perulapán
11. San Rafael Cedros
12. San Ramón
13. Santa Cruz Analquito
14. Santa Cruz Michapa
15. Suchitoto
16. Tenancingo
17. Zacatecas, Cuscatlán

La Libertad Department

1. Antiguo Cuscatlán
2. Chiltiupán
3. Ciudad Arce
4. Colón
5. Comasagua
6. Huizúcar
7. Jayaque
8. Jicalapa
9. La Libertad
10. Nuevo Cuscatlán
11. Opico
12. Quezaltepeque
13. Sacacoyo
14. San José Villanueva
15. San Matías
16. San Pablo Tacachico
17. Santa Tecla
18. Talnique
19. Tamanique
20. Teotepeque
21. Tepecoyo
22. Zaragoza

La Paz Department

1. Cuyultitán
2. El Rosario
3. Jerusalén
4. Mercedes La Ceiba
5. Olocuilta
6. Paraíso de Osorio
7. San Antonio Masahuat
8. San Emigdio
9. San Francisco Chinameca
10. San Juan Nonualco
11. San Juan Talpa
12. San Juan Tepezontes
13. San Luis La Herradura
14. San Luis Talpa
15. San Miguel Tepezontes
16. San Pedro Masahuat
17. San Pedro Nonualco
18. San Rafael Obrajuelo
19. Santa María Ostuma
20. Santiago Nonualco
21. Tapalhuaca
22. Zacatecoluca

La Unión Department

1. Anamorós
2. Bolívar
3. Concepción de Oriente
4. Conchagua
5. El Carmen
6. El Sauce
7. Intipucá
8. La Unión
9. Lislique
10. Meanguera del Golfo
11. Nueva Esparta
12. Pasaquina
13. Polorós
14. San Alejo
15. San José
16. Santa Rosa de Lima
17. Yayantique
18. Yucuaiquín

Morazán Department

1. Arambala
2. Cacaopera
3. Chilanga
4. Corinto
5. Delicias de Concepción
6. El Divisadero
7. El Rosario
8. Gualococti
9. Guatajiagua
10. Joateca
11. Jocoaitique
12. Jocoro
13. Lolotiquillo
14. Meanguera
15. Osicala
16. Perquín
17. San Carlos
18. San Fernando
19. San Francisco Gotera
20. San Isidro
21. San Simón
22. Sensembra
23. Sociedad
24. Torola
25. Yamabal
26. Yoloaiquín

San Miguel Department

1. Carolina
2. Chapeltique
3. Chinameca
4. Chirilagua
5. Ciudad Barrios
6. Comacarán
7. El Tránsito
8. Lolotique
9. Moncagua
10. Nueva Guadalupe
11. Nuevo Edén de San Juan
12. Quelepa
13. San Antonio
14. San Gerardo
15. San Jorge
16. San Luis de la Reina
17. San Miguel
18. San Rafael (San Rafael Oriente)
19. Sesori
20. Uluazapa

San Salvador Department

1. Aguilares
2. Apopa
3. Ayutuxtepeque
4. Cuscatancingo
5. Delgado
6. El Paisnal
7. Guazapa
8. Ilopango
9. Mejicanos
10. Nejapa
11. Panchimalco
12. Rosario de Mora
13. San Marcos
14. San Martín
15. San Salvador
16. Santiago Texacuangos
17. Santo Tomás
18. Soyapango
19. Tonacatepeque

San Vicente Department

1. Apastepeque
2. Guadalupe
3. San Cayetano Istepeque
4. San Esteban Catarina
5. San Ildefonso
6. San Lorenzo
7. San Sebastián
8. San Vicente
9. Santa Clara
10. Santo Domingo
11. Tecoluca
12. Tepetitán
13. Verapaz

Santa Ana Department

1. Candelaria de la Frontera
2. Chalchuapa
3. Coatepeque
4. El Congo
5. El Porvenir
6. Masahuat
7. Metapán
8. San Antonio Pajonal
9. San Sebastián Salitrillo
10. Santa Ana
11. Santa Rosa Guachipilín
12. Santiago de la Frontera
13. Texistepeque

Sonsonate Department

1. Acajutla
2. Armenia
3. Caluco
4. Cuisnahuat
5. Izalco
6. Juayúa
7. Nahuizalco
8. Nahulingo
9. Salcoatitán
10. San Antonio del Monte
11. San Julián
12. Santa Catarina Masahuat
13. Santa Isabel Ishuatán
14. Santo Domingo
15. Sonsonate
16. Sonzacate

Usulután Department

1. Alegría
2. Berlín
3. California
4. Concepción Batres
5. El Triunfo
6. Ereguayquín
7. Estanzuelas
8. Jiquilisco
9. Jucuapa
10. Jucuarán
11. Mercedes Umaña
12. Nueva Granada
13. Ozatlán
14. Puerto El Triunfo
15. San Agustín
16. San Buenaventura
17. San Dionisio
18. San Francisco Javier
19. Santa Elena
20. Santa María
21. Santiago de María
22. Tecapán
23. Usulután

See also

• Departments of El Salvador
• Geography of El Salvador
• List of cities in El Salvador
• List of Salvadoran departments by area
• List of Salvadoran departments by population
• Ranked list of Salvadoran departments