Key facts
- Country
- El Salvador
- Seat
- Cojutepeque
- Total
- 756.19 km (291.97 sq mi)
- Rank
- Ranked 14th
- Density
- 323.86/km (838.80/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( CST )
- Iso 3166 code
- SV-CU
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Cuscatlán ( Spanish pronunciation: [kuskaˈtlan]) is a department of El Salvador, located in the center of the country. With a surface area of 756.19 square kilometres (291.97 mi), it is El Salvador's smallest department. 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 22 May 1835. Suchitoto was the first capital of the department but on 12 November 1861, Cojutepeque was made the capital. It is known in producing fruits, tobacco, sugar cane, and coffee among other items. The department is famous for its chorizos from the city of Cojutepeque.
Municipalities
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cuscatlán Department” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.