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La Unión became a department on June 22, 1865, and the city of La Unión became its capital. In 2005 the Salvadoran government began a new port at La Unión which was to have more than double the cargo capacity of the old and exceed that of El Salvador's principal port at Acajutla.
La Unión (Spanish pronunciation:) is the easternmost department of El Salvador. Its capital is La Unión. It covers a total of 2,074 square kilometres (801 sq mi) and has a population of 263,200. The department was created on June 22, 1865, and the city of La Unión was made its capital.
In 1786, it joined the San Alejo district and on June 12, 1824, the municipality was founded as part of the San Miguel Department, belonging until June 22, 1865, when it became part of the district of La Unión, in the department of the same name.
Before the Spanish conquest of El Salvador, the territory that now consists of the departments of San Miguel, La Unión and Morazán was the Lenca kingdom of Chaparrastique (Place of Beautiful Orchids). [1] San Miguel was first known as San Miguel de la Frontera. The city was founded by Luis de Moscoso on May 8, 1530, where it is now Santa Elena.
City population figures below are from the World Population Review from 2024. [1] Over 100,000 or a High Human Development Index, and a high urbanization. AMSS = San Salvador Metropolitan Area Acajutla – Pop. 22,763; Apopa – Pop. 112,158 (AMSS) Antiguo Cuscatlán – Pop. 33,767 (AMSS); [1] highest HDI in the country [citation needed]
For the nineteenth century, the region was incorporated into the Department of San Miguel in 1824 and annexed to the Union in 1865. They earned the title of "town" in 1872, and the title of "city" in 1920. On September 8 2024, a helicopter crashed in the municipality. All 9 people on board were killed
The location of El Salvador An enlargeable map of the Republic of El Salvador The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to El Salvador:. El Salvador – sovereign country located on the Pacific Coast of Central America. [1]
El Salvador, [a] officially the Republic of El Salvador, [b] is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. The country's population in 2024 was estimated to be 6 million according to a ...