6-515: Cuscatlán ( Spanish pronunciation: [kuskaˈtlan] ) is a department of El Salvador , located in the center of the country. With a surface area of 756.19 square kilometres (291.97 sq mi), it is El Salvador's smallest department. Cuscatlán or Cuzcatlán was the name the original inhabitants of the Western part of the country gave to most of the territory that is now El Salvador. In their language it means "land of precious jewels". It
12-464: Is abolished and reincorporated into San Vicente. February 21, 1852: La Paz department is restored. February 8, 1855: Santa Ana department is separated from Sonsonate. February 14, 1855: Chaltenango department is separated from Cuscatlan. January 26, 1865: La Libertad department is separated from San Salvador. June 22, 1865: Usulutan and La Union departments are separated from San Miguel. February 12, 1869: Ahuachapan department
18-478: Is divided into 14 departments (Spanish: departamentos ) for administrative purposes, subdivided into 44 municipalities ( municipios ) and 262 districts. The country is a unitary state . June 12, 1824: The first Salvadoran constitution within the Federal Republic of Central America establishes a territorial division of four departments, Sonsonate, San Salvador, San Vicente, and San Miguel. Sonsonate
24-406: Is transferred to Sonsonate department. May 17, 1839: Cuscatlan's Olocuitla district and San Vicente's Zacatecoluca district are combined into the new department of La Paz. July 30, 1839: The Federal District of San Salvador is dissolved, and San Salvador department is reconstituted, combining the former federal district with Opico district of Cuscatlan. March 15, 1847: La Paz department
30-449: Was created on 22 May 1835. Suchitoto was the first capital of the department but on 12 November 1861, Cojutepeque was made the capital. It is known in producing fruits, tobacco, sugar cane, and coffee among other items. The department is famous for its chorizos from the city of Cojutepeque. This El Salvador location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Departments of El Salvador El Salvador
36-517: Was formerly part of Guatemala before this point. 1833-1834: A short lived Department of Tejutla was established from the districts of Metapan and Tejutla in San Salvador. January 22, 1835: The Federal District of San Salvador is separated both from San Salvador department and from the State of Salvador. The remainder of San Salvador department is renamed to Cuscatlan, and Metapan district
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