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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.
Bitcoin City is a planned smart city project in La Unión, El Salvador.The planned city is intended to be a tax haven, and to use geothermal energy to power Bitcoin mining. . The feasibility of its reliance on both geothermal energy and Bitcoin have been the subject of criticism, alongside concerns regarding delays in the project's financing and construct
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.
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 1994, 181,000 tourists visited El Salvador, generating 28.8 million dollars in tourism revenue. Three years later, a specialized governing body was created called Salvadoran Tourism Corporation (Corporación Salvadoreña de Turismo) (Corsatur), and in 1997 387,000 tourists visited, generating 74.7 million dollars.
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.
El Salvador: Department: La Unión Department: Elevation. 1,004 ft (306 m) Yayantique is a municipality in the La Unión department of El Salvador
Lislique is a municipality in the La Unión department of El Salvador. As of 2007, the population was 13,385. [1] References This page was last edited on 23 ...