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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. Completed in November 2012, the port has since helped increase local economic growth and stability, though competition from nearby San Miguel remains strong.
The border (1968 map) Chingo volcano lies on the border between El Salvador and Guatemala. The El Salvador–Guatemala border is a 203 km (126 mi) international boundary in the northeast–southwest direction, northwest of El Salvador, and separating the country from the territory of Guatemala.
East–west direction, leaving the north–south stretch, going to the triple border El Salvador - Honduras - Guatemala. The border runs alongside the Salvadoran departments of Chalatenango, Cabañas, San Miguel, Morazán, La Union and the Honduran departments of Valle, La Paz, Intibucá, Lempira and Ocotepeque.
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.
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 ...
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.
February 21, 1852: La Paz department is restored. [3] February 8, 1855: Santa Ana department is separated from Sonsonate. [4] February 14, 1855: Chaltenango department is separated from Cuscatlan. [4] January 26, 1865: La Libertad department is separated from San Salvador. [2] [3] June 22, 1865: Usulutan and La Union departments are separated ...
El Salvador has an embassy in Guatemala City. [1] Guatemala has an embassy in San Salvador . [ 2 ] Both countries are members of the Central American Integration System , Community of Latin American and Caribbean States , Organization of American States , and the Organization of Ibero-American States .