List of municipalities and districts of El Salvador
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The municipalities of El Salvador, called municipios are composed by 262 in total. Each one having its own capital and a variable number of cantons; these are conformed of caseríos. In June 2023, President Nayib Bukele proposed the reduction of municipal councils to 44, with former municipalities becoming districts. The proposal was approved on 13 June 2023 by the Legislative Assembly and went into effect on 1 May 2024.[1]
Administration Territory of El Salvador
District map
Municipality map
The quantity of municipalities and districts in each of the 14 departments of El Salvador is the following:
Ahuachapán Department
- Northern Ahuachapán
- Central Ahuachapán
- Southern Ahuachapán
Cabañas Department
- Western Cabañas
- Eastern Cabañas
Chalatenango Department
- Northern Chalatenango
- Central Chalatenango
- Southern Chalatenango
- Arcatao
- Azacualpa
- Chalatenango
- Comalapa
- Concepción Quezaltepeque
- El Carrizal
- La Laguna
- Las Flores (San José Las Flores)
- Las Vueltas
- Nombre de Jesús
- Nueva Trinidad
- Ojos de Agua
- Potonico
- San Antonio de la Cruz (San Antonio La Cruz)
- San Antonio Los Ranchos (San Antonio Ranchos)
- San Francisco Lempa
- San Isidro Labrador
- San José Cancasque
- San Luis del Carmen
- San Miguel de Mercedes
Cuscatlán Department
- Northern Cuscatlán
La Libertad Department
- Northern La Libertad
- Central La Libertad
- Eastern La Libertad
- Coastal La Libertad
- Southern La Libertad
La Paz Department
- Western La Paz
- Central La Paz
- Eastern La Paz
La Unión Department
- Northern La Unión
- Southern La Unión
Morazán Department
- Northern Morazán
San Miguel Department
- Northern San Miguel
- Central San Miguel
- Southern San Miguel
San Salvador Department
- Northern San Salvador
- Eastern San Salvador
- Central San Salvador
- Southern San Salvador
San Vicente Department
- Northern San Vicente
- Southern San Vicente
Santa Ana Department
- Northern Santa Ana
- Central Santa Ana
- Eastern Santa Ana
- Western Santa Ana
Sonsonate Department
- Northern Sonsonate
- Central Sonsonate
- Eastern Sonsonate
Usulután Department
- Northern Usulután
- Eastern Usulután
- Western Usulután
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