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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.
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.
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.
Location in El Salvador. Coordinates: Country El Salvador: Department: La Unión Department: Elevation. 1,004 ft (306 m) Yayantique is a municipality in the La Unión ...
Santa Rosa de Lima is a municipality in La Unión Department of El Salvador.. The city is named after St. Rose of Lima, born on 1586 in Lima (Peru).Its "fiestas patronales" are during the month of August, when the city gets full of vendors from around the country selling a wide range of articles and food.
Location in El Salvador. ... Lislique is a municipality in the La Unión department of El Salvador. As of 2007, the population was 13,385. [1] References
Location in El Salvador. ... a municipality in the La Unión department of El Salvador. ... into the Department of San Miguel in 1824 and annexed to the Union in 1865 ...