This article shows a list of major cities, towns, and villages in El Salvador.

Cities City population figures below are from the World Population Review from 2024. Cities listed have a population of over 100,000, a high Human Development Index (HDI), and high rate of urbanization. +Cities by PopulationCityPopulationNotesAcajutla22,763Apopa112,158AMSS‡Antiguo Cuscatlán33,767AMSS; highest HDI in the countryCiudad Delgado71,594AMSSNuevo Cuscatlán12,699Cojutepeque48,411Most important city in the department of Cuscatlán departmentColón130,513Most populated city in the department of La Libertad department Cuscatancingo44,369AMSSSan Juan Opico97,210Third and last most populated city in the department of La Libertad departmentIlopango39,890AMSSJiquilisco9,129AMSSLa Unión26,807Mejicanos160,317AMSSMetapán19,143San Marcos54,615San Martin39,361AMSSSan Miguel161,880San Salvador525,990Capital city; Metropolitan size as of May 2024: 1,575,489San Vicente41,504Santa Tecla124,694Second most populated city in the department of La Libertad department AMSSSanta Ana176,661Sonsonate59,468Soyapango329,708AMSSUsulután66,125 +Key Denotes the city is incorporated into the San Salvador Metropolitan Area

Towns Towns listed have a population over 50,000, a medium to low urbanization, a low departmental capital, or medium to low HDI. +Towns by PopulationTownPopulationNotesAhuachapán110,511Capital municipality of the Ahuachapán Department of El SalvadorChalatenango28,271Capital municipality of the Chalatenango Department of El SalvadorNejapa50,966San Salvador Metropolitan AreaTacuba50,000Zacatecoluca62,576

Villages Villages listed have a population within the range of 1,001 to 49,999, have a very low urbanization, or a very low HDI. +Villages by PopulationCityPopulationNotesAlegría15,000Arambala1,821Apaneca8,597Berlín15,000Not to be confused with the capital of Germany, Berlin.Chirilagua24,000Comasagua11,870Conchagua37,362Also the name of the region of two stratovolcanoes in El Salvador.Concepción de Ataco18,101Juayúa24,465Jujutla39,596La Palma24,000Nahuizalco49,081Santa Rosa de Lima27,693Suchitoto24,786

See also

Municipalities of El Salvador Geography of El Salvador Salvadoran Departments by HDI

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