Santa Ana Department Explained

Santa Ana
Settlement Type:Department
Mapsize:frameless
Coordinates:14.09°N -89.511°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: El Salvador
Established Title:Created
Established Date:1855
Seat:Santa Ana
Area Total Km2:2023.2
Area Rank:Ranked 4th
Population Total:552,938
Population Density Km2:auto
Population As Of:2024
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Rank:Ranked 4th
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:−6
Area Code Type:Calling code
Iso Code:SV-SA

Santa Ana (pronounced as /es/) is a department of El Salvador in the northwest of the country. The capital is Santa Ana, one of the largest cities in El Salvador. The Santa Ana Volcano is located in this department.

Geography

Municipalities

Santa Ana is divided into 13 districts and 4 municipalities:

  1. Santa Ana Centro
  2. Santa Ana Este
  3. Santa Ana Norte
  4. Santa Ana Oeste

Districts

MunicipalityTerritoryPopulation
Candelaria de la Frontera91.13 km² 33,550 hab.
Chalchuapa165.76 km² 86,200 hab.
Coatepeque126.85 km² 48,544 hab.
El Congo91.43 km² 22,274 hab.
El Porvenir52.52 km² 7,819 hab.
71.23 km² 5,125 hab.
Metapán668.36 km² 59,499 hab.
San Antonio Pajonal51.92 km² 4,574 hab.
San Sebastián Salitrillo42.32 km² 16,688 hab.
Santa Ana400.05 km² 261,568 hab.
Santa Rosa Guachipilín38.41 km² 7,909 hab.
Santiago de la Frontera44.22 km² 9,150 hab.
Texistepeque178.97 km² 20,904 hab.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Población total por departamento . Total population per department . 13 November 2024 . Portal Geoestadístico Resultados del Censo de Población y Vivienda 2024 . es.