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The departments of El Salvador and all urban localities of more than 10,000 inhabitants.
Departments
| | Name | Abbr. | Capital | A (km²) | C 1992-09-27 | C 2007-05-12 | E 2007-06-30 | P 2010-06-30 |
| i | Ahuachapán {Ahuachapan} | AHU | Ahuachapán | 1,240 | 261,188 | 319,503 | 322,210 | 324,300 |
| i | Cabañas {Cabanas} | CAB | Sensuntepeque | 1,104 | 138,426 | 149,326 | 162,312 | 162,900 |
| i | Chalatenango | CHA | Chalatenango | 2,017 | 177,320 | 192,788 | 200,202 | 206,100 |
| i | Cuscatlán {Cuscatlan} | CUS | Cojutepeque | 756 | 178,502 | 231,480 | 237,134 | 240,900 |
| i | La Libertad | LLI | Nueva San Salvador | 1,653 | 513,866 | 660,652 | 713,519 | 747,500 |
| i | La Paz | LPA | Zacatecoluca | 1,224 | 245,915 | 308,087 | 317,116 | 321,600 |
| i | La Unión {La Union} | LUN | La Unión | 2,074 | 255,565 | 238,217 | 257,606 | 259,100 |
| i | Morazán {Morazan} | MOR | San Francisco | 1,447 | 160,146 | 174,406 | 192,189 | 195,900 |
| i | San Miguel | SMI | San Miguel | 2,077 | 403,411 | 434,003 | 465,673 | 470,200 |
| i | San Salvador | SSA | San Salvador | 886 | 1,512,125 | 1,567,156 | 1,696,913 | 1,706,800 |
| i | Santa Ana | SAN | Santa Ana | 2,023 | 458,587 | 523,655 | 553,890 | 558,000 |
| i | San Vicente | SVI | San Vicente | 1,184 | 143,003 | 161,645 | 167,955 | 170,000 |
| i | Sonsonate | SON | Sonsonate | 1,225 | 360,183 | 438,960 | 454,690 | 461,800 |
| i | Usulután {Usulutan} | USU | Usulután | 2,130 | 310,362 | 344,235 | 353,480 | 357,800 |
| | El Salvador | SLV | San Salvador | 21,040 | 5,118,599 | 5,744,113 | 6,094,889 | 6,183,000 |
- Dirección General de Estadistica y Censos (web).
In contrast to the population estimates and projections, the census figures are not adjusted for an underenumeration.
Principal Cities
Principal Agglomeration
Cities & Urban Localities
| | Name | Adm. | MU C 1992-09-27 | MU C 2007-05-12 |
| i | Acajutla | SON | 18,008 | 25,237 |
| i | Aguilares | SSA | 16,984 | 19,134 |
| i | Ahuachapán {Ahuachapan} | AHU | 26,840 | 63,981 |
| i | Antiguo Cuscatlán {Antiguo Cuscatlan} | LLI | 26,722 | 33,698 |
| i | Apopa | SSA | 88,827 | 131,286 |
| i | Armenia | SON | 11,864 | 23,994 |
| i | Atiquizaya | AHU | 7,498 | 20,864 |
| i | Ayutuxtepeque | SSA | 20,137 | 34,710 |
| i | Chalatenango | CHA | 15,306 | 16,976 |
| i | Chalchuapa | SAN | 25,545 | 47,695 |
| i | Ciudad Arce | LLI | 7,989 | 41,483 |
| i | Coatepeque | SAN | 4,568 | 13,340 |
| i | Cojutepeque | CUS | 38,230 | 41,072 |
| i | Colón {Colon} | LLI | 1,469 | 91,212 |
| i | Conchagua | LUN | 2,458 | 17,025 |
| i | Cuscatancingo | SSA | 35,139 | 66,400 |
| i | Delgado | SSA | 56,701 | 112,161 |
| i | El Congo | SAN | 7,047 | 14,594 |
| i | Guazapa | SSA | 8,708 | 14,227 |
| i | Ilobasco | CAB | 18,092 | 23,778 |
| i | Ilopango | SSA | 79,069 | 103,862 |
| i | Izalco | SON | 15,187 | 39,786 |
| i | Jiquilisco | USU | 7,223 | 20,270 |
| i | Juayúa {Juayua} | SON | 7,860 | 13,798 |
| i | Jucuapa | USU | 8,388 | 10,468 |
| i | La Libertad | LLI | 13,338 | 23,103 |
| i | La Unión {La Union} | LUN | 21,091 | 18,046 |
| i | Mejicanos | SSA | 131,972 | 140,751 |
| i | Metapán {Metapan} | SAN | 15,148 | 19,356 |
| i | Nahuizalco | SON | 5,821 | 33,589 |
| i | Nejapa | SSA | 4,269 | 16,530 |
| i | Nueva San Salvador (Santa Telca) | LLI | 98,392 | 108,840 |
| i | Olocuilta | LPA | 5,004 | 15,917 |
| i | Opico | LLI | 5,640 | 44,986 |
| i | Panchimalco | SSA | 5,357 | 16,164 |
| i | Quezaltepeque | LLI | 22,859 | 36,162 |
| i | San Antonio del Monte | SON | 7,227 | 19,982 |
| i | San Francisco (Gotera) | MOR | 12,659 | 15,307 |
| i | San Francisco Menéndez {San Francisco Menendez} | AHU | 987 | 12,396 |
| i | San José Villanueva {San Jose Villanueva} | LLI | 7,247 | 10,737 |
| i | San Luis (Talpa) | LPA | 6,249 | 13,218 |
| i | San Marcos | SSA | 43,254 | 63,209 |
| i | San Martín {San Martin} | SSA | 31,173 | 66,004 |
| i | San Miguel | SMI | 127,696 | 158,136 |
| i | San Pedro Masahuat | LPA | 2,483 | 13,116 |
| i | San Pedro Perulapán {San Pedro Perulapan} | CUS | 1,257 | 14,988 |
| i | San Salvador | SSA | 415,346 | 316,090 |
| i | San Sebastián Salitrillo {San Sebastian Salitrillo} | SAN | 995 | 17,481 |
| i | Santa Ana | SAN | 139,389 | 204,340 |
| i | Santa Rosa de Lima | LUN | 10,480 | 13,640 |
| i | Santiago de María {Santiago de Maria} | USU | 11,894 | 14,339 |
| i | Santiago Nonualco | LPA | 7,509 | 12,013 |
| i | Santiago Texacuangos | SSA | 3,366 | 12,382 |
| i | Santo Tomás {Santo Tomas} | SSA | 11,548 | 18,752 |
| i | San Vicente | SVI | 29,455 | 36,700 |
| i | Sensuntepeque | CAB | 16,021 | 15,395 |
| i | Sonsonate | SON | 46,830 | 49,129 |
| i | Sonzacate | SON | 12,219 | 25,005 |
| i | Soyapango | SSA | 261,122 | 241,403 |
| i | Tecoluca | SVI | 2,580 | 10,476 |
| i | Tonacatepeque | SSA | 4,946 | 78,158 |
| i | Usulután {Usulutan} | USU | 40,971 | 51,496 |
| i | Zacatecoluca | LPA | 31,268 | 42,127 |
| i | Zaragoza | LLI | 9,298 | 18,035 |
- Dirección General de Estadistica y Censos (1992: provided by Clive Thornton; 2007: web).
The census figures are not adjusted for an underenumeration.