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Sonsonate Department

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Sonsonate Department

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Also known as Sonsonate

department of El Salvador

Key facts

Country
El Salvador
Seat
Sonsonate
Largest city
Izalco
Total
1,225.8 km (473.3 sq mi)
Rank
Ranked 9th
Density
383.79/km (994.02/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC−6 ( CST )
Iso 3166 code
SV-SO

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Wikidata facts

Located in
El Salvador
Capital
Sonsonate
Population
470455
Area
1226
Time zone
UTC−06:00
Shares border with
Santa Ana Department
Image
Salcoatitán, El Salvador - panoramio (11).jpg
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Commons category
Sonsonate Department
topic's main category
Category:Sonsonate Department
inception
1824-06-12
language used
Nawat
category of associated people
Category:People from Sonsonate Department
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Encyclopedic overview

Sonsonate ( Spanish pronunciation: [sonsoˈnate]) is a department of El Salvador in the western part of the country. The capital is Sonsonate.

The department has an area of 1,226 km (473 sq mi).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sonsonate Department” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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