Santa Ana Department

Santa Ana
Department
Flag Coat of arms
Location within El Salvador
Coordinates: 14°05′24″N 89°30′40″W
Country	El Salvador
Created (given current status)	1855
Capital	Santa Ana
Area
• Total	2,023.2 km2 (781.2 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	613,000
• Rank	Ranked 4th
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
ISO 3166 code	SV-SA

Santa Ana is a department in El Salvador. The capital is Santa Ana, one of the largest cities in El Salvador.

The department was created in 1855 during the presidency of José María San Martín. The Santa Ana Volcano is in this department. The main rivers are the Lempa and the Guajoyo rivers. The most important lakes in the department are Lake Güija on the border with Guatemala, and Lake Coatepeque which is in the southern part of the department.

Municipalities

Santa Ana is divided into 13 municipalities:

Municipality	Territory	Population
Candelaria de la Frontera	91.13 km²	33,550 hab.
Chalchuapa	165.76 km²	86,200 hab.
Coatepeque	126.85 km²	48,544 hab.
El Congo	91.43 km²	22,274 hab.
El Porvenir	52.52 km²	7,819 hab.
Masahuat	71.23 km²	5,125 hab.
Metapán	668.36 km²	59,499 hab.
San Antonio Pajonal	51.92 km²	4,574 hab.
San Sebastián Salitrillo	42.32 km²	16,688 hab.
Santa Ana	400.05 km²	261,568 hab.
Santa Rosa Guachipilín	38.41 km²	7,909 hab.
Santiago de la Frontera	44.22 km²	9,150 hab.
Texistepeque	178.97 km²	20,904 hab.