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El Salvador

Cities of El Salvador

Cities listed

35

San Salvador

largest city

6.37M

national population

35 of 35 listed cities

Cities listed

35

15,000 or more people

Largest city

San Salvador

525,990 people

Capital

San Salvador

National capital

National population

6,365,503

Largest city is 8.3%

Cities in El Salvador

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35 cities


1	San Salvador	San Salvador Department	525,990	8.3%
2	Soyapango	San Salvador Department	329,708	5.2%
3	San Miguel	San Miguel Department	247,126	3.9%
4	Santa Ana	Santa Ana Department	176,661	2.8%
5	Mejicanos	San Salvador Department	160,317	2.5%
6	Santa Tecla	La Libertad Department	124,694	2%
7	Apopa	San Salvador Department	112,158	1.8%
8	Delgado	San Salvador Department	71,594	1.1%
9	Sonsonate	Sonsonate Department	59,468	0.9%
10	San Marcos	San Salvador Department	54,615	0.9%
11	Usulután	Usulutan	51,910	0.8%
12	Cojutepeque	Cuscatlan	48,411	0.8%
13	Cuscatancingo	San Salvador Department	44,369	0.7%
14	San Vicente	San Vicente Department	41,504	0.7%
15	Zacatecoluca	La Paz Department	39,613	0.6%
16	San Martín	Cuscatlan	39,361	0.6%
17	Ilopango	San Salvador Department	38,890	0.6%
18	Ahuachapán	Ahuachapan	34,102	0.5%
19	Antiguo Cuscatlán	La Libertad Department	33,767	0.5%
20	Chalchuapa	Santa Ana Department	32,282	0.5%
21	Quezaltepeque	La Libertad Department	28,886	0.5%
22	La Unión	La Union	26,807	0.4%
23	Ayutuxtepeque	San Salvador Department	25,426	0.4%
24	Acajutla	Sonsonate Department	22,763	0.4%
25	Aguilares	San Salvador Department	21,445	0.3%
26	Sensuntepeque	Cabanas	20,386	0.3%
27	Chalatenango	Chalatenango Department	19,364	0.3%
28	Izalco	Sonsonate Department	19,197	0.3%
29	Metapán	Santa Ana Department	19,143	0.3%
30	San Rafael Oriente	San Miguel Department	19,095	0.3%
31	Puerto El Triunfo	Usulutan	19,074	0.3%
32	La Libertad	La Libertad Department	16,855	0.3%
33	San Francisco	Morazan	16,152	0.3%
34	Sonzacate	Sonsonate Department	15,446	0.2%
35	Santiago de María	Usulutan	15,032	0.2%

Every City in El Salvador, by Region

14 regions. 1 have their own page; the rest are listed here in full.

San Salvador Department10 cities

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San Salvador 525,990
Soyapango 329,708
Mejicanos 160,317
Apopa 112,158
Delgado 71,594
San Marcos 54,615
Cuscatancingo 44,369
Ilopango 38,890
Ayutuxtepeque 25,426
Aguilares 21,445

La Libertad Department4 cities

Santa Tecla 124,694
Antiguo Cuscatlán 33,767
Quezaltepeque 28,886
La Libertad 16,855

Sonsonate Department4 cities

Sonsonate 59,468
Acajutla 22,763
Izalco 19,197
Sonzacate 15,446

Santa Ana Department3 cities

Santa Ana 176,661
Chalchuapa 32,282
Metapán 19,143

Usulutan3 cities

Usulután 51,910
Puerto El Triunfo 19,074
Santiago de María 15,032

Cuscatlan2 cities

Cojutepeque 48,411
San Martín 39,361

San Miguel Department2 cities

San Miguel 247,126
San Rafael Oriente 19,095

Ahuachapan1 city

Ahuachapán 34,102

Cabanas1 city

Sensuntepeque 20,386

Chalatenango Department1 city

Chalatenango 19,364

La Paz Department1 city

Zacatecoluca 39,613

La Union1 city

La Unión 26,807

Morazan1 city

San Francisco 16,152

San Vicente Department1 city

San Vicente 41,504

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