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El Salvador — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

El Salvador had an estimated population of 6,467,548 in 2005, with 108 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: El Salvador today — population now 6,420,744, against 6,467,548 in 2005.

Agglomerations, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1San Salvador1,830,692

Cities and towns, 2005

#PlaceRegionPopulation (2005)
1San SalvadorSan Salvador525,990
2SoyapangoSan Salvador329,708
3Santa AnaSanta Ana176,661
4San MiguelSan Miguel161,880
5MejicanosSan Salvador160,317
6Nueva San SalvadorLa Libertad124,694
7ApopaSan Salvador112,158
8DelgadoSan Salvador71,594
9SonsonateSonsonate59,468
10San MarcosSan Salvador54,615
11UsulutánUsulután51,910
12CojutepequeCuscatlán48,411
13CuscatancingoSan Salvador44,369
14ZacatecolucaLa Paz39,613
15San MartínSan Salvador39,361
16IlopangoSan Salvador38,890
17San VicenteSan Vicente37,326
18AhuachapánAhuachapán34,102
19Antiguo CuscatlánLa Libertad33,767
20ChalchuapaSanta Ana32,282
21QuezaltepequeLa Libertad28,886
22La UniónLa Unión26,807
23AyutuxtepequeSan Salvador25,426
24IlobascoCabañas22,874
25AcajutlaSonsonate22,763
26AguilaresSan Salvador21,445
27SensuntepequeCabañas20,386
28ChalatenangoChalatenango19,364
29IzalcoSonsonate19,197
30MetapánSanta Ana19,143
31San RafaelSan Miguel19,095
32Puerto El TriunfoUsulután19,074
33La LibertadLa Libertad16,855
34GoteraMorazán16,152
35SonzacateSonsonate15,446
36Santiago de MaríaUsulután15,032
37ArmeniaSonsonate14,997
38Santo TomásSan Salvador14,581
39Santa Rosa de LimaLa Unión13,249
40ZaragozaLa Libertad11,749
41BerlínUsulután11,313
42GuazapaSan Salvador10,995
43JucuapaUsulután10,601
44Ciudad ArceLa Libertad10,095
45Nueva ConcepciónChalatenango9,990
46JuayúaSonsonate9,936
47Santiago NonualcoLa Paz9,490
48El TránsitoSan Miguel9,485
49AtiquizayaAhuachapán9,476
50San Antonio del MonteSonsonate9,135
51JiquiliscoUsulután9,129
52El CongoSanta Ana8,905
53ChinamecaSan Miguel8,646
54Ciudad BarriosSan Miguel8,491
55Concepción de AtacoAhuachapán7,797
56NahuizalcoSonsonate7,358
57San SebastiánSan Vicente7,333
58OpicoLa Libertad7,127
59PanchimalcoSan Salvador6,764
60San Luis la HerraduraLa Paz6,634
61Nuevo CuscatlánLa Libertad6,469
62ChirilaguaSan Miguel6,393
63OlocuiltaLa Paz6,324
64Candelaria de la FronteraSanta Ana6,301
65TonacatepequeSan Salvador6,245
66Santa ElenaUsulután5,887
67Nueva GuadalupeSan Miguel5,798
68ApastepequeSan Vicente5,785
69CoatepequeSanta Ana5,773
70SuchitotoCuscatlán5,735
71El RosarioLa Paz5,620
72NejapaSan Salvador5,390
73GuatajiaguaMorazán5,273
74Rosario de MoraSan Salvador5,178
75San AlejoLa Unión5,149
76TacubaAhuachapán5,055
77San Juan NomualcoLa Paz4,929
78San Pedro NomualcoLa Paz4,803
79JocoroMorazán4,298
80OzatlánUsulután4,171
81IntipucáLa Unión3,540
82San Pedro PerulapánCuscatlán3,287
83Concepción BatresUsulután3,286
84CorintoMorazán3,160
85ChapeltiqueSan Miguel3,159
86ConchaguaLa Unión3,034
87San Pablo TacachicoLa Libertad3,033
88TecolucaCuscatlán2,781
89AnamorósLa Unión2,655
90LolotiqueSan Miguel2,654
91San Pedro MasahuatLa Paz2,654
92CacaoperaMorazán2,528
93Nueva EspartaLa Unión2,528
94TexistepequeSanta Ana2,401
95PasaquinaLa Unión2,149
96San AgustínUsulután2,149
97MoncaguaSan Miguel2,148
98VictoriaCabañas2,023
99JujutlaAhuachapán2,022
100ColónLa Libertad1,895
101SociedadMorazán1,770
102JucuaránUsulután1,643
103El PaisnalSan Salvador1,641
104GuaymangoAhuachapán1,517
105SesoriSan Miguel1,390
106San Francisco MenéndezAhuachapán1,264
107TenancingoCuscatlán1,011
108San Francisco MorazánChalatenango506

Administrative divisions, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1San Salvador1,909,300
2La Libertad649,347
3Santa Ana579,529
4San Miguel509,799
5Sonsonate455,297
6Usulután392,256
7Ahuachapán330,105
8La Unión323,089
9La Paz310,797
10Cuscatlán225,677
11Chalatenango224,144
12Morazán202,454
13San Vicente180,741
14Cabañas175,013

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.