San Miguel Department (El Salvador)
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1824 | ||||
| Capital | San Miguel | ||||
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2,077 km² Ranked 2th |
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| Population •(2006) |
546,022 Ranked 4th |
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| ISO 3166-2 | SV-SM |
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San Miguel is a department of El Salvador in the eastern part of the country. The capital is San Miguel. It has 2,077 km² and a population of over 530,700.
San Miguel was first known as San Miguel of the Border, the city being founded by Luis de Moscoso on May 8, 1530 where is now Santa Elena.This territory was part of the Lenca Principality at the time of the conquest. On July 11, 1812 it was given the title of "Noble y Leal Ciudad" (noble and loyal city). It was made a department on June 12, 1824.
[edit] Municipalities
- Carolina
- Chapeltique
- Chinameca
- Chirilagua
- Ciudad Barrios
- Comacarán
- El Tránsito
- Lolotique
- Moncagua
- Nueva Guadalupe
- Nuevo Edén de San Juan
- San Antonio
- San Gerardo
- San Jorge
- San Luis de la Reina
- San Miguel
- San Rafael
- Sesori
- Uluazapa
[edit] Agriculture
The products that are more cultivated are the basic grains, henequen and sugar cane, fruits, oleaginous seeds, mangrove, and grass. The upbringing of bovine, swinish, goat, and mule livestock exists and the upbringing of corral birds and of bees. Among the most important manufacturing, there is the elaboration of nutritious products, threads, yarns, drinks, cotton fabrics, clothes, leather articles, detergents, soaps, milk, and construction material.
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