Buena Vista in Departamento de San Salvador
Destination Guide El Salvador

San Salvador Department

For the department in Entre Ríos, Argentina, see San Salvador Department, Entre Ríos. San Salvador Flag of San Salvador Department Coat of Arms of San Salvador Department Location Location of San Salvador Department Statistics Created 1824 Capital San Salvador Area   •%
886 km² Population   •(2009)
2,404,097 ISO 3166-2 SV-SS San Salvador is a department of El Salvador in the west central part of the country. The capital is San Salvador, which is also the national capital.

Located at 13.731, -89.161 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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San Salvador Department, Departments of El Salvador, States and territories established in 1824

Teatro Nacional de El Salvador

Teatro Nacional de El Salvador, or National Theatre of El Salvador, is the oldest theatre in Central America. It began construction on November 3, 1911, by the French architect Daniel Beylard; and inaugurated March 1, 1917. It is of French Renaissance style with modern touches. It was decorated by the Italian architect Lucio Capellaro, and its Great Hall is one of the most beautiful and elegant in Central America.

Located at 13.6986, -89.1903 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Theatres in El Salvador, National theatres

Delgado, San Salvador

Delgado, or Ciudad Delgado, is a municipality in the San Salvador department of El Salvador.

Located at 13.7167, -89.1667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Populated places in El Salvador, Municipalities of the San Salvador Department

Ilopango

Ilopango is a town in the San Salvador department of El Salvador. It is a few miles east of the nation's capital, San Salvador. It is located near Lake Ilopango, the country's largest lake at 72 square kilometers.

Located at 13.7, -89.1167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Populated places in El Salvador, Municipalities of the San Salvador Department

Soyapango

Soyapango is a municipality in the San Salvador department of El Salvador. Soyapango is a commercial center; it is home to a new modern mall called Plaza Mundo. The municipality is the third most populated area in the country, with 290,412 inhabitants. Soyapango is a main thoroughfare between San Salvador and the eastern part of the country, and nearly 70,000 vehicles travel through it every day. The nickname for this small city is Soya.

Located at 13.7333, -89.15 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Populated places in El Salvador, Municipalities of the San Salvador Department

1932 Salvadoran peasant massacre

The 1932 Salvadoran peasant massacre occurred on January 22 of that year, in the western departments of El Salvador when a brief peasant-led rebellion was brutally suppressed by the government, then led by Maximiliano Hernández Martínez. The Salvadoran army, being vastly superior in terms of weapons and soldiers, executed those who stood against it.

Located at 13.666, -89.166 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1932, History of El Salvador, Human rights abuses, Genocides, Peasant revolts, Politics of El Salvador, Human rights in El Salvador, Massacres in El Salvador, 1932 in El Salvador

San Salvador Cathedral

The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Savior (Catedral Metropolitana de San Salvador) is the principal church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Salvador and the seat of the Archbishop of San Salvador. The church was twice visited by Pope John Paul II who said that the cathedral was "intimately allied with the joys and hopes of the Salvadoran people.

Located at 13.6983, -89.1908 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Roman Catholic cathedrals in El Salvador, San Salvador, Buildings and structures in San Salvador, Basilica churches in North America

1985 Zona Rosa attacks

The Zona Rosa attack was a guerrilla attack that took place in the Zona Rosa nightclub area of San Salvador, El Salvador at approximately 21:30 on June 19, 1985, during the Salvadoran Civil War. The attack was conducted by gunmen dressed as Salvadoran soldiers, and in total twelve people were killed: four United States Marines, two United States businessmen, a Guatemalan, a Chilean, and four Salvadorans.

Located at 13.69, -89.19 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Terrorist incidents in 1985, Massacres in El Salvador, Mass murder in 1985, Salvadoran Civil War