City profile · El Salvador · North America
San Miguel
San Miguel Department · El Salvador
City population
247,126
#3
in El Salvador
#1
in San Miguel Department
#2,324
worldwide
13.483, -88.182 · 111 km from San Salvador
About San Miguel
San Miguel is a city in San Miguel Department, El Salvador with a population of 247,126. It is the 3rd largest of the 35 cities of 15,000 or more listed in El Salvador, and the 2,324th largest worldwide. It lies 111 km from San Salvador.
Key Facts
Country
Region
San Miguel Department
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
13.483, -88.182
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 35 in El SalvadorClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.