San Miguel Depairtment (El Salvador)
San Miguel is a depairtment o El Salvador in the eastren pairt o the kintra. The caipital is San Miguel. It haes a aurie o 2,077 km² an a population o ower 478,000.
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| Coordinates: 13°31′19″N 88°14′02″W / 13.522°N 88.234°WCoordinates: 13°31′19″N 88°14′02″W / 13.522°N 88.234°W | |
| Kintra |  El Salvador |
| Creatit (gien current status) | 1824 |
| Seat | San Miguel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2077.1 km2 (802.0 sq mi) |
| Area rank | Rankit 2nt |
| Population | |
| • Total | 478,792 |
| • Rank | Rankit 4t |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SV-SM |
San Miguel wis first kent as San Miguel de la Frontera. The ceety wis foondit bi Luis de Moscoso on 8 Mey 1530, whaur it is nou Santa Elena. This territory wis pairt o the Lenca Principality at the time o the conquest. On 11 Julie 1812 it wis gien the title o "Noble y Leal Ciudad" (noble an lyal ceety). It wis made a depairtment on 12 Juin 1824.
Municipalities
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Agricultur
eeditThe products that are mair cultivatit are the basic grains, henequen an succar cane, fruits, oleaginous seeds, mangrove, an grass. The upbringin o bovine, swinish, goat, an mule livestock exists an the upbringin o corral birds an o bees. Amang the maist important manufacturin, thare is the elaboration o nutritious products, threads, yarns, drinks, cotton fabrics, clothes, leather articles, detergents, soaps, milk, an construction material.
Tourism
eeditThare are a few beaches in the San Miguel depairtment, for instance in El Cuco.
References
eedit- El Salvador at GeoHive Archived 2016-09-28 at the Wayback Machine