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Access to drinking water and sanitation in El Salvador has been increased significantly. A 2015 conducted study by the University of North Carolina called El Salvador the country that has achieved the greatest progress in the world in terms of increased access to water supply and sanitation and the reduction of inequity in access between urban and rural areas. [2]
El Salvador also obtains about 7.5 km 3 of surface water per year from neighboring Honduras and Guatemala. [8] The Cerrón Grande Reservoir, known locally as Lake Suchitlán, is the largest body of fresh water in El Salvador. [9] The Lempa River watershed dominates El Salvador covering half of the country at 10, 255 km 2 and draining 6, 214 ...
The municipalities of El Salvador, called municipios are composed by 262 in total. Each one having its own capital and a variable number of cantons ; these are conformed of caseríos. In June 2023, President Nayib Bukele proposed the reduction of municipal councils to 44, with former municipalities becoming districts.
July 30, 1839: The Federal District of San Salvador is dissolved, and San Salvador department is reconstituted, combining the former federal district with Opico district of Cuscatlan. [3] March 15, 1847: La Paz department is abolished and reincorporated into San Vicente. [3] February 21, 1852: La Paz department is restored. [3]
Historically, El Salvador was divided into 262 municipalities, each with a local municipal council responsible for governance and community services. However, on 1 June 2023, President Nayib Bukele announced a proposal to reduce the number of municipalities to streamline administrative efficiency and reduce bureaucratic overhead. Bukele argued ...
Nordstrom, the upscale department store chain, is going private in a $6.25 billion deal with its founding family. The retailer announced Monday that the family — Erik, Pete and Jamie Nordstrom ...
The revenue stamps of El Salvador. 1994. Ross. Steven W. The 1905-06 Overprints of El Salvador The Oxcart, June 1974 – Dec 1974. Sagrera, Ricardo. Catalogo de Todos los Sellos Postales de la República del Salvador. 1901. San Salvador, El Salvador.
A new long-acting preventive HIV drug could reach the world’s poorest countries by the end of 2025 or early 2026, a global health official told Reuters on Tuesday. The ambition is to start ...