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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.
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The Blue Wave Harmony sailed out of La Union, El Salvador, headed for Caldera, Costa Rica, a trip that its backers say will save shipping time, avoid border closures and eliminate delays at two ...
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.
Pasaquina is a municipality in the La Unión department of El Salvador. ... the region was incorporated into the Department of San Miguel in 1824 and annexed to the ...
The river divides El Salvador and Honduras and serves as the borderline in El Salvador's eastern part of the country. The villa itself runs into the river. There is no bridge connecting the municipality to Honduras. The villa used to be known as "Saco". There are paved roads that lead from the nearest big city of Santa Rosa de Lima, La Unión ...
Meanguera del Golfo is a municipality in the La Unión Department of El Salvador. It is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) from La Unión municipality and 213 km (132 mi) from San Salvador on the island of Meanguera in the Gulf of Fonseca. It has an area of 23.6 km 2 (9.1 sq mi) with a population of 2,398 inhabitants (2007).