La Paz Depairtment (El Salvador)
La Paz is a depairtment o El Salvador in the sooth central aurie o the kintra. The caipital is Zacatecoluca. La Paz haes a aurie o 1,228 km² an a population o mair nor 328,000. The depairtment wis creatit in 1852. Thare are various caves conteenin rock writin. The depairtment haes a kirk in Zacatecoluca whaur the Independence Hero Dr Jose Simeon Cañas y Villacorta wis born. He wis kent as "The Leeberator o the Slaves in Central Americae".
La Paz | |
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Location athin El Salvador | |
Coordinates: 13°29′02″N 88°57′32″W / 13.484°N 88.959°WCoordinates: 13°29′02″N 88°57′32″W / 13.484°N 88.959°W | |
Kintra | El Salvador |
Creatit (gien current status) | Februar 1852 |
Seat | Zacatecoluca |
Area | |
• Total | 1227.6 km2 (474.0 sq mi) |
Area rank | Rankit 9t |
Population | |
• Total | 328,221 |
• Rank | Rankit 10t |
• Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
ISO 3166 code | SV-PA |
Municipalities
eedit- Cuyultitán
- El Rosario
- Jerusalén
- Mercedes La Ceiba
- Olocuilta
- Paraíso de Osorio
- San Antonio Masahuat
- San Emigdio
- San Francisco Chinameca
- San Juan Nonualco
- San Juan Talpa
- San Juan Tepezontes
- San Luis La Herradura
- San Luis Talpa
- San Miguel Tepezontes
- San Pedro Masahuat
- San Pedro Nonualco
- San Rafael Obrajuelo
- Santa María Ostuma
- Santiago Nonualco
- Tapalhuaca
- Zacatecoluca
References
eedit- El Salvador on GeoHive Archived 2016-09-28 at the Wayback Machine