San Miguel ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsam miˈɣel] ) is a department in the eastern part of El Salvador . The capital is San Miguel . The department is 2,077 km in area and has a population of over 678,000.
4-436: El Tránsito is a municipality in the department of San Miguel , El Salvador . According to the official census of 2016, it has a population of 21,093 inhabitants. It limits the north with the municipality of San Rafael Oriente ; to the east with the municipality of San Miguel and the lagoon of El Jocotal; to the southeast with the municipality of Jucuarán ; to the southwest with the municipality of Concepción Batres ; and to
8-541: 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). 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. On July 11, 1812, the city was given the title of "Noble y Leal Ciudad" (noble and loyal city). It
12-474: The west with the municipality of Ereguayquín . The local professional football club is named C.D. UDET and it currently plays in the Salvadoran Third Division . Also there were 2 other football teams these are: C.D. San Carlos and C.D. Palucho. This El Salvador location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . San Miguel Department (El Salvador) Before
16-424: Was made a department on June 12, 1824. It is the location of Ciudad Barrios , the birthplace of Archbishop Óscar Romero . The products that are more cultivated are the basic grains, henequen and sugar cane, fruits, oleaginous seeds, mangrove, and grass. The upbringing of bovine, swinish, goat, and mule livestock exists and the upbringing of corral birds and of bees. Among the most important manufacturing, there
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