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San Salvador
capital of El Salvador / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Salvador is the capital and largest city of the nation of El Salvador.
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San Salvador
"El Valle de las Hamacas" | |
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![]() Boulevard de Los Próceres | |
Nickname: San Sivar | |
Department | San Salvador |
Established | 1525 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ernesto Muyshondt |
Area | |
• City | 70 km2 (28 sq mi) |
• Metro | 600 km2 (220 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• City | 510,367 |
• Metro | 2,224,223 |
Website | http://www.amss.gob.sv/ |
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