Cuscatlán Department

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Departamento de Cuscatlán

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Capital

Cojutepeque

Area

Ranked 14th
756.19 km²

Population
- 1992 census
- 2006 estimate

Ranked 10th
178,502
229,260

ISO 3166-2

SV-CU

Cuscatlán is a department of El Salvador, located in the center of the country. With a surface area of 756.19 km² it is El Salvador's smallest department. it is inhabited by more than 200,000 people.

Cuscatlán or Cuzcatlán was the name the original inhabitants of the Western part of the country gave to most of the territory that is now El Salvador. In their language it means "land of precious jewels".

It was created on May 22, 1835. Suchitoto was the first capital of the department but on November 12, 1861, Cojutepeque was made the capital.

It produces meat products, fruits, tobacco, sugar cane, coffee, etc. The department is famous for its chorizos from the city of Cojutepeque.

To the north, there is a series of valleys; to the south, it is hilly.

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