San Salvador Department | |
Native Name: | Departamento San Salvador |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | Department |
Mapsize: | 180px |
Pushpin Map: | Argentina |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of San Salvador in Argentina |
Coordinates: | -31.6167°N -98°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Entre Ríos |
Seat Type: | Seat |
Seat: | San Salvador |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1228 |
Population Total: | 17357 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | ART |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
The San Salvador Department (in Spanish, Departamento San Salvador) is an administrative subdivision (departamento) of Entre Ríos Province, Argentina, created in 1995. It is located in the center-east of the province.
The department has 17,357 inhabitants as per the 2010 census [INDEC], which are distributed in 4 districts. The head town is San Salvador, which has a population of 13,228. Other towns are General Campos, Colonia Baylina, San Ernesto and Walter Moss.