Ranked list of Salvadoran departments
The following article is a ranked list of Salvadoran departments.
By area
The following table presents a listing of El Salvador's 14 departments ranked in order of their surface area.
| Rank | Department | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Usulután | 2,130 |
| 2 | San Miguel | 2,077 |
| 3 | La Unión | 2,074 |
| 4 | Santa Ana | 2,023 |
| 5 | Chalatenango | 2,017 |
| 6 | La Libertad | 1,653 |
| 7 | Morazán | 1,447 |
| 8 | Ahuachapán | 1,240 |
| 9 | Sonsonate | 1,226 |
| 10 | La Paz | 1,224 |
| 11 | San Vicente | 1,184 |
| 12 | Cabañas | 1,104 |
| 13 | San Salvador | 886 |
| 14 | Cuscatlán | 756 |
By population
The following table presents a listing of El Salvador's 14 departments ranked in order of their total population (based on 2006 population estimates).
| Rank | Department | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Salvador | 2,404,097 |
| 2 | La Libertad | 823,511 |
| 3 | Santa Ana | 630,903 |
| 4 | San Miguel | 558,942 |
| 5 | Sonsonate | 530,988 |
| 5 | Usulután | 352,063 |
| 7 | Ahuachapán | 369,496 |
| 8 | La Unión | 308,249 |
| 9 | La Paz | 328,666 |
| 10 | Chalatenango | 204,740 |
| 11 | Morazán | 251,447 |
| 12 | Cuscatlán | 216,446 |
| 13 | San Vicente | 174,928 |
| 14 | Cabañas | 158,395 |
See also
- El Salvador
- Departments of El Salvador
- Geography of El Salvador
- List of Salvadoran departmental capitals
- Salvadoran Departments by HDI
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