City profile · El Salvador · North America
Sonsonate
Sonsonate Department · El Salvador
City population
59,468
#9
in El Salvador
#1
in Sonsonate Department
#9,715
worldwide
13.717, -89.723 · 58 km from San Salvador
About Sonsonate
Sonsonate is a city in Sonsonate Department, El Salvador with a population of 59,468. It is the 9th largest of the 35 cities of 15,000 or more listed in El Salvador, and the 9,715th largest worldwide. It lies 58 km from San Salvador.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Sonsonate Department
Rank in region
#1of 4
Elevation
245 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/El_Salvador
Coordinates
13.717, -89.723
Record updated
2026-04-14
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.