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 6,391,253, against 6,467,548 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 6,467,548 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 6,005,578 | 6,391,253 | +6% |
The two sources differ by 8% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Salvador | 1,830,692 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Salvador | San Salvador | 525,990 | 525,990 now |
| 2 | Soyapango | San Salvador | 329,708 | 329,708 now |
| 3 | Santa Ana | Santa Ana | 176,661 | 176,661 now |
| 4 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 161,880 | 247,126 now |
| 5 | Mejicanos | San Salvador | 160,317 | 160,317 now |
| 6 | Nueva San Salvador | La Libertad | 124,694 | — |
| 7 | Apopa | San Salvador | 112,158 | 112,158 now |
| 8 | Delgado | San Salvador | 71,594 | 71,594 now |
| 9 | Sonsonate | Sonsonate | 59,468 | 59,468 now |
| 10 | San Marcos | San Salvador | 54,615 | 54,615 now |
| 11 | Usulután | Usulután | 51,910 | 51,910 now |
| 12 | Cojutepeque | Cuscatlán | 48,411 | 48,411 now |
| 13 | Cuscatancingo | San Salvador | 44,369 | 44,369 now |
| 14 | Zacatecoluca | La Paz | 39,613 | 39,613 now |
| 15 | San Martín | San Salvador | 39,361 | 39,361 now |
| 16 | Ilopango | San Salvador | 38,890 | 38,890 now |
| 17 | San Vicente | San Vicente | 37,326 | 41,504 now |
| 18 | Ahuachapán | Ahuachapán | 34,102 | 34,102 now |
| 19 | Antiguo Cuscatlán | La Libertad | 33,767 | 33,767 now |
| 20 | Chalchuapa | Santa Ana | 32,282 | 32,282 now |
| 21 | Quezaltepeque | La Libertad | 28,886 | 28,886 now |
| 22 | La Unión | La Unión | 26,807 | 26,807 now |
| 23 | Ayutuxtepeque | San Salvador | 25,426 | 25,426 now |
| 24 | Ilobasco | Cabañas | 22,874 | — |
| 25 | Acajutla | Sonsonate | 22,763 | 22,763 now |
| 26 | Aguilares | San Salvador | 21,445 | 21,445 now |
| 27 | Sensuntepeque | Cabañas | 20,386 | 20,386 now |
| 28 | Chalatenango | Chalatenango | 19,364 | 19,364 now |
| 29 | Izalco | Sonsonate | 19,197 | 19,197 now |
| 30 | Metapán | Santa Ana | 19,143 | 19,143 now |
| 31 | San Rafael | San Miguel | 19,095 | — |
| 32 | Puerto El Triunfo | Usulután | 19,074 | 19,074 now |
| 33 | La Libertad | La Libertad | 16,855 | 16,855 now |
| 34 | Gotera | Morazán | 16,152 | — |
| 35 | Sonzacate | Sonsonate | 15,446 | 15,446 now |
| 36 | Santiago de María | Usulután | 15,032 | 15,032 now |
| 37 | Armenia | Sonsonate | 14,997 | 14,997 now |
| 38 | Santo Tomás | San Salvador | 14,581 | 14,581 now |
| 39 | Santa Rosa de Lima | La Unión | 13,249 | 13,249 now |
| 40 | Zaragoza | La Libertad | 11,749 | 11,749 now |
| 41 | Berlín | Usulután | 11,313 | 11,313 now |
| 42 | Guazapa | San Salvador | 10,995 | 10,995 now |
| 43 | Jucuapa | Usulután | 10,601 | 10,601 now |
| 44 | Ciudad Arce | La Libertad | 10,095 | 10,095 now |
| 45 | Nueva Concepción | Chalatenango | 9,990 | 9,990 now |
| 46 | Juayúa | Sonsonate | 9,936 | 9,936 now |
| 47 | Santiago Nonualco | La Paz | 9,490 | 9,490 now |
| 48 | El Tránsito | San Miguel | 9,485 | 9,485 now |
| 49 | Atiquizaya | Ahuachapán | 9,476 | 9,476 now |
| 50 | San Antonio del Monte | Sonsonate | 9,135 | 9,135 now |
| 51 | Jiquilisco | Usulután | 9,129 | — |
| 52 | El Congo | Santa Ana | 8,905 | — |
| 53 | Chinameca | San Miguel | 8,646 | — |
| 54 | Ciudad Barrios | San Miguel | 8,491 | — |
| 55 | Concepción de Ataco | Ahuachapán | 7,797 | — |
| 56 | Nahuizalco | Sonsonate | 7,358 | — |
| 57 | San Sebastián | San Vicente | 7,333 | — |
| 58 | Opico | La Libertad | 7,127 | — |
| 59 | Panchimalco | San Salvador | 6,764 | — |
| 60 | San Luis la Herradura | La Paz | 6,634 | — |
| 61 | Nuevo Cuscatlán | La Libertad | 6,469 | — |
| 62 | Chirilagua | San Miguel | 6,393 | — |
| 63 | Olocuilta | La Paz | 6,324 | — |
| 64 | Candelaria de la Frontera | Santa Ana | 6,301 | — |
| 65 | Tonacatepeque | San Salvador | 6,245 | — |
| 66 | Santa Elena | Usulután | 5,887 | — |
| 67 | Nueva Guadalupe | San Miguel | 5,798 | — |
| 68 | Apastepeque | San Vicente | 5,785 | — |
| 69 | Coatepeque | Santa Ana | 5,773 | — |
| 70 | Suchitoto | Cuscatlán | 5,735 | — |
| 71 | El Rosario | La Paz | 5,620 | — |
| 72 | Nejapa | San Salvador | 5,390 | — |
| 73 | Guatajiagua | Morazán | 5,273 | — |
| 74 | Rosario de Mora | San Salvador | 5,178 | — |
| 75 | San Alejo | La Unión | 5,149 | — |
| 76 | Tacuba | Ahuachapán | 5,055 | — |
| 77 | San Juan Nomualco | La Paz | 4,929 | — |
| 78 | San Pedro Nomualco | La Paz | 4,803 | — |
| 79 | Jocoro | Morazán | 4,298 | — |
| 80 | Ozatlán | Usulután | 4,171 | — |
| 81 | Intipucá | La Unión | 3,540 | — |
| 82 | San Pedro Perulapán | Cuscatlán | 3,287 | — |
| 83 | Concepción Batres | Usulután | 3,286 | — |
| 84 | Corinto | Morazán | 3,160 | — |
| 85 | Chapeltique | San Miguel | 3,159 | — |
| 86 | Conchagua | La Unión | 3,034 | — |
| 87 | San Pablo Tacachico | La Libertad | 3,033 | — |
| 88 | Tecoluca | Cuscatlán | 2,781 | — |
| 89 | Anamorós | La Unión | 2,655 | — |
| 90 | Lolotique | San Miguel | 2,654 | — |
| 91 | San Pedro Masahuat | La Paz | 2,654 | — |
| 92 | Cacaopera | Morazán | 2,528 | — |
| 93 | Nueva Esparta | La Unión | 2,528 | — |
| 94 | Texistepeque | Santa Ana | 2,401 | — |
| 95 | Pasaquina | La Unión | 2,149 | — |
| 96 | San Agustín | Usulután | 2,149 | — |
| 97 | Moncagua | San Miguel | 2,148 | — |
| 98 | Victoria | Cabañas | 2,023 | — |
| 99 | Jujutla | Ahuachapán | 2,022 | — |
| 100 | Colón | La Libertad | 1,895 | — |
| 101 | Sociedad | Morazán | 1,770 | — |
| 102 | Jucuarán | Usulután | 1,643 | — |
| 103 | El Paisnal | San Salvador | 1,641 | — |
| 104 | Guaymango | Ahuachapán | 1,517 | — |
| 105 | Sesori | San Miguel | 1,390 | — |
| 106 | San Francisco Menéndez | Ahuachapán | 1,264 | — |
| 107 | Tenancingo | Cuscatlán | 1,011 | — |
| 108 | San Francisco Morazán | Chalatenango | 506 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Salvador | 1,909,300 |
| 2 | La Libertad | 649,347 |
| 3 | Santa Ana | 579,529 |
| 4 | San Miguel | 509,799 |
| 5 | Sonsonate | 455,297 |
| 6 | Usulután | 392,256 |
| 7 | Ahuachapán | 330,105 |
| 8 | La Unión | 323,089 |
| 9 | La Paz | 310,797 |
| 10 | Cuscatlán | 225,677 |
| 11 | Chalatenango | 224,144 |
| 12 | Morazán | 202,454 |
| 13 | San Vicente | 180,741 |
| 14 | Cabañas | 175,013 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.