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    Flag of El Salvador

    Map of El Salvador

    Republic of El Salvador

    El Salvador is located in Central America. Below you can see where El Salvador sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, San Salvador.

    Where El Salvador is located
    Outline of El Salvador
    Reference map of El Salvador (CIA World Factbook)
    Reference map of El Salvador (CIA World Factbook)By Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Relief map of El Salvador — physical geography
    Relief map of El Salvador — physical geographyBy Carport · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Location map of El Salvador
    Location map of El SalvadorBy NordNordWest · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    El Salvador on the globe
    El Salvador on the globeBy Eddo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Political map of El Salvador and neighboring countries
    Political map: El Salvador and its neighbors
    Map of the administrative divisions of El Salvador
    First-level administrative divisions of El Salvador

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    Administrative divisions of El Salvador

    El Salvador is divided into 14 departments.

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    • Ahuachapán
    • Cabañas
    • Chalatenango
    • Cuscatlán
    • La Libertad
    • La Paz
    • La Unión
    • Morazán
    • San Miguel
    • San Salvador
    • San Vicente
    • Santa Ana
    • Sonsonate
    • Usulután

    Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

    Geography of El Salvador

    Continent
    Americas
    Region
    Central America
    Area
    21,041 km²
    Coordinates
    13.79, -88.90
    Highest point
    Cerro El Pital (2,730 m)
    Land borders
    2

    Bordering countries: Guatemala, Honduras.