Place:Cuscatlán, El Salvador

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NameCuscatlán
Alt namesCuscatlánsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Cuscatlánsource: Wikipedia
TypeDepartment
Coordinates13.833°N 89.033°W
Located inEl Salvador     (1853 - )
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Aguilares
Cojutepeque ( 1571 - )
Suchitoto
Unknown
Candelaria
El Carmen
El Rosario
Monte San Juan
Oratorio de Concepción
San Bartolomé Perulapía
San Cristóbal
San José Guayabal
San Pedro Perulapán
San Rafael Cedros
San Ramón
Santa Cruz Analquito
Santa Cruz Michapa
Tenancingo
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Cuscatlán is a department of El Salvador, located in the center of the country. With a surface area of , it is El Salvador's smallest department. It is inhabited by over 252,000 people. Cuscatlán or Cuzcatlán was the name the original inhabitants of the Western part of the country gave to most of the territory that is now El Salvador. In their language it means "land of precious jewels". It was created on 22 May 1835. Suchitoto was the first capital of the department but on 12 November 1861, Cojutepeque was made the capital. It is known in producing fruits, tobacco, sugar cane, and coffee among other items. The department is famous for its chorizos from the city of Cojutepeque.

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