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.
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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
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Where is El Salvador?
El Salvador lies in Central America. Its geographic centre is at about 13.79° N, 88.90° W, and the capital, San Salvador, is at 13.70° N, 89.19° W.
With 21,041 km², it is the 25th-largest of the 35 countries in the Americas — about 356 times the size of Manhattan (59 km²).
El Salvador lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.
Geography of El Salvador
- Continent
- Americas
- Region
- Central America
- Area
- 21,041 km²
- Geographic centre
- 13.79° N, 88.90° W
- Capital (San Salvador)
- 13.70° N, 89.19° W
- Size rank in the Americas
- 25 of 35
- Highest point
- Cerro El Pital (2,730 m)
- Land borders
- 2
Bordering countries: Guatemala, Honduras.