Map of the 44 Municipalities and 262 Districts of El Salvador
The map
Choose departments, municipalities or districts. Each area is shaded by population density or, for districts, by population; hover or tap an area for its figures and a link to its department page.
How the 2024 reform works
- Municipalities: Decree 762, the Special Law for the Territorial Restructuring, reduced the number of municipalities from 262 to 44 from 1 May 2024.
- Districts: each former municipality is now a district of one of the new municipalities, with the same name.
- Names: most new municipalities take the name of their department and a part of it, such as San Salvador Centro or La Libertad Sur.
- Departments: the 14 departments keep their borders and capitals.
Source: Legislative Assembly: Decree 762, the Special Law for the Territorial Restructuring of El Salvador4
The 44 municipalities
Ordered by population in the 2024 census. Each department page lists the districts of its municipalities.
| Municipality | Department | Districts | Population 2024 | People per km² | Average labour income, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Salvador Centro | San Salvador | 5 | 673,319 | 4,755 | $512.12 |
| San Salvador Este | San Salvador | 4 | 496,761 | 2,646 | $452.59 |
| San Miguel Centro | San Miguel | 6 | 290,274 | 291 | $389.24 |
| Santa Ana Centro | Santa Ana | 1 | 250,760 | 627 | $325.52 |
| La Libertad Oeste | La Libertad | 5 | 182,512 | 659 | $391.38 |
| Ahuachapán Centro | Ahuachapán | 4 | 180,913 | 361 | $300.99 |
| San Salvador Sur | San Salvador | 5 | 166,671 | 839 | $428.99 |
| Sonsonate Este | Sonsonate | 6 | 166,110 | 306 | $408.94 |
| San Salvador Oeste | San Salvador | 2 | 164,756 | 1,219 | $400.87 |
| La Libertad Centro | La Libertad | 2 | 162,760 | 532 | $350.12 |
| Sonsonate Centro | Sonsonate | 5 | 149,482 | 454 | $381.22 |
| Usulután Este | Usulután | 10 | 149,297 | 180 | $323.48 |
| Santa Ana Oeste | Santa Ana | 6 | 148,164 | 331 | $314.88 |
| Cuscatlán Sur | Cuscatlán | 11 | 145,310 | 565 | $351.89 |
| La Libertad Sur | La Libertad | 2 | 138,237 | 738 | $431.90 |
| La Paz Centro | La Paz | 12 | 117,548 | 261 | $318.18 |
| La Unión Sur | La Unión | 8 | 116,835 | 127 | $327.96 |
| Morazán Sur | Morazán | 15 | 114,117 | 160 | $291.59 |
| La Paz Oeste | La Paz | 7 | 108,708 | 285 | $340.48 |
| Usulután Norte | Usulután | 9 | 108,523 | 197 | $280.33 |
| La Libertad Este | La Libertad | 5 | 108,097 | 803 | $551.08 |
| La Unión Norte | La Unión | 10 | 107,540 | 93 | $273.35 |
| Ahuachapán Sur | Ahuachapán | 4 | 102,677 | 174 | $246.95 |
| Cuscatlán Norte | Cuscatlán | 5 | 99,591 | 200 | $268.26 |
| Sonsonate Norte | Sonsonate | 4 | 99,556 | 533 | $292.45 |
| San Vicente Sur | San Vicente | 6 | 99,244 | 158 | $289.02 |
| La Paz Este | La Paz | 3 | 92,118 | 235 | $355.23 |
| Santa Ana Norte | Santa Ana | 4 | 90,056 | 94 | $309.25 |
| La Libertad Norte | La Libertad | 3 | 88,356 | 287 | $339.88 |
| La Libertad Costa | La Libertad | 5 | 85,917 | 195 | $393.05 |
| Chalatenango Centro | Chalatenango | 10 | 85,829 | 84 | $276.50 |
| San Miguel Oeste | San Miguel | 6 | 85,325 | 266 | $287.78 |
| Cabañas Oeste | Cabañas | 4 | 74,995 | 187 | $260.37 |
| Chalatenango Sur | Chalatenango | 20 | 73,295 | 103 | $246.77 |
| San Miguel Norte | San Miguel | 8 | 72,035 | 95 | $223.19 |
| Cabañas Este | Cabañas | 5 | 68,054 | 97 | $256.00 |
| Usulután Oeste | Usulután | 4 | 67,674 | 91 | $239.43 |
| Ahuachapán Norte | Ahuachapán | 4 | 65,290 | 444 | $299.93 |
| Santa Ana Este | Santa Ana | 2 | 63,958 | 293 | $305.05 |
| San Vicente Norte | San Vicente | 7 | 62,613 | 113 | $287.09 |
| San Salvador Norte | San Salvador | 3 | 61,864 | 278 | $353.63 |
| Morazán Norte | Morazán | 11 | 55,667 | 76 | $233.44 |
| Sonsonate Oeste | Sonsonate | 1 | 55,307 | 332 | $320.37 |
| Chalatenango Norte | Chalatenango | 3 | 26,806 | 94 | $468.05 |
Source: BCR and ONEC: VII Population Census 2024, population by department, municipality and district, urban and rural (Excel, in Spanish); UNDP: socio-economic map, guide to the 44 new municipalities of El Salvador, October 2024 (PDF, in Spanish)1,3
Population: 2024 census. Area and average labour income per worker, a month: UNDP, from the 2023 household survey (EHPM). Density is an InvestSalvador.com calculation from the census and the UNDP area.
Sources
- BCR and ONEC: VII Population Census 2024, population by department, municipality and district, urban and rural (Excel, in Spanish)
- BCR: results of the VII Population Census and VI Housing Census, 31 October 2024 (in Spanish)
- UNDP: socio-economic map, guide to the 44 new municipalities of El Salvador, October 2024 (PDF, in Spanish)
- Legislative Assembly: Decree 762, the Special Law for the Territorial Restructuring of El Salvador (in Spanish)
Figures checked 9 November 2026. Prepared by InvestSalvador.com for general information. Figures come from the sources listed.