Santa Ana Department
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1855 | ||||
| Capital | Santa Ana | ||||
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2,023 km² Ranked 4th |
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| Population •(2006) |
630,903 Ranked 3th |
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| ISO 3166-2 | SV-SA |
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Santa Ana is a department of El Salvador in the northwest of the country. The capital is Santa Ana.
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[edit] General information
It has 2,023 km² and a population of over 600,000. This department was created on February 8, 1855. The Santa Ana Volcano is in this department.
[edit] History
From the preclassic period the department of Santa Ana was inhabited by Mayan (the representative Mayan sites archaeological are: The Trapiche, Tazumal and Casa Blanca), for classic delayed the two Mayan ethnic groups or towns inhabited the department of Santa Ana, these were: the Chortís (which lived to the north of the Lempa river) and pokomames (which lived in all the western zone under the Lempa river, except Sonsonate), Chalchuapa was the bigger city Mayan, powerful and dominant in all the western zone.
Between 1200 and 1400 the department of Santa Ana under Lempa River was conquered by the pipiles. Between 1528 and 1540 the department of Santa Ana was conquered and pacified by the Spaniards. It belonged to the Greater Mayorship of San Salvador and later to Intendance of San Salvador, being divided in the parties or districts of Santa Ana and Metapán.
From 1824 (year in which the Greater Mayorship of Sonsonate and Intendance of San Salvador unified) it belonged to the department of Sonsonate, in 1855 the department of Santa Ana was created (as well as the present department of Ahuachapán), in 1869 are retired him to the department of Santa Ana the populations of Ahuachapán to create the department of he himself name.
[edit] Geography
The department of Santa Ana is to an altitude of between 500 and 3000 meters on the level of the sea. The most important volcanos are: volcán of Santa Ana or Ilamatepec and Chingo volcano. Between important hills but they are: The green hill and the Montecristo hill, the main rivers of the department is: River lempa and the Guajoyo river.
Two lakes are within the departments borders, Lake of Güija located near Metapán and Lake of Coatepeque that is located in the South part of this department.
[edit] Municipalities
Santa Ana is divided in 13 municipalities:
| Municipality | Territory | Population |
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| 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. |
Source: Directorio Municipal de la Fundación Dr. Guillermo Manuel Ungo
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