The municipalities of El Salvador, called municipios are composed by 262 in total. Each one having its own capital and a variable number of cantons; these are conformed of caseríos. In June 2023, President Nayib Bukele proposed the reduction of municipal councils to 44, with former municipalities becoming districts. The proposal was approved on 13 June 2023 by the Legislative Assembly and went into effect on 1 May 2024.
The quantity of municipalities and districts in each of the 14 departments of El Salvador is the following:
Ahuachapán Department Northern Ahuachapán Atiquizaya El Refugio San Lorenzo Turín
Central Ahuachapán Ahuachapán Apaneca Concepción de Ataco Tacuba
Southern Ahuachapán Guaymango Jujutla San Francisco Menéndez San Pedro Puxtla
Cabañas Department Western Cabañas Cinquera Ilobasco Jutiapa Tejutepeque
Eastern Cabañas Dolores Guacotecti Sensuntepeque San Isidro Victoria
Chalatenango Department Northern Chalatenango La Palma Citalá San Ignacio
Central Chalatenango Agua Caliente Dulce Nombre de María El Paraíso La Reina Nueva Concepción San Fernando San Francisco Morazán San Rafael Santa Rita Tejutla
Southern Chalatenango Arcatao Azacualpa Chalatenango Comalapa Concepción Quezaltepeque El Carrizal La Laguna Las Flores Las Vueltas Nombre de Jesús Nueva Trinidad Ojos de Agua Potonico San Antonio de la Cruz San Antonio Los Ranchos San Francisco Lempa San Isidro Labrador San José Cancasque San Luis del Carmen San Miguel de Mercedes
Cuscatlán Department Northern Cuscatlán Oratorio de Concepción San Bartolomé Perulapía San José Guayabal San Pedro Perulapán Suchitoto
Southern Cuscatlán Candelaria Cojutepeque El Carmen El Rosario Monte San Juan San Cristóbal San Rafael Cedros San Ramón Santa Cruz Analquito Santa Cruz Michapa Tenancingo
La Libertad Department Northern La Libertad Quezaltepeque San Matías San Pablo Tacachico
Central La Libertad Ciudad Arce San Juan Opico
Western La Libertad Colón Jayaque Sacacoyo Talnique Tepecoyo
Eastern La Libertad Antiguo Cuscatlán Huizúcar Nuevo Cuscatlán San José Villanueva Zaragoza
Coastal La Libertad Chiltiupán Jicalapa La Libertad Tamanique Teotepeque
Southern La Libertad Comasagua Santa Tecla
La Paz Department Western La Paz Cuyultitán Olocuilta San Francisco Chinameca San Juan Talpa San Luis Talpa San Pedro Masahuat Tapalhuaca
Central La Paz El Rosario Jerusalén Mercedes La Ceiba Paraíso de Osorio San Antonio Masahuat San Emigdio San Juan Tepezontes San Luis La Herradura San Miguel Tepezontes San Pedro Nonualco Santa María Ostuma Santiago Nonualco
Eastern La Paz San Juan Nonualco San Rafael Obrajuelo Zacatecoluca
La Unión Department Northern La Unión Anamorós Bolívar Concepción de Oriente El Sauce Lislique Nueva Esparta Pasaquina Polorós San José Santa Rosa de Lima
Southern La Unión Conchagua El Carmen Intipucá La Unión Meanguera del Golfo San Alejo Yayantique Yucuaiquín
Morazán Department
Northern Morazán Arambala Cacaopera Corinto El Rosario Joateca Jocoaitique Meanguera Perquín San Fernando San Isidro Torola
Southern Morazán Chilanga Delicias de Concepción El Divisadero Gualococti Guatajiagua Jocoro Lolotiquillo Osicala San Carlos San Francisco Gotera San Simón Sensembra Sociedad Yamabal Yoloaiquín
San Miguel Department Northern San Miguel Carolina Chapeltique Ciudad Barrios Nuevo Edén de San Juan San Antonio San Gerardo San Luis de la Reina Sesori
Central San Miguel Chirilagua Comacarán Moncagua Quelepa Uluazapa San Miguel
Western San Miguel Chinameca El Tránsito Lolotique Nueva Guadalupe San Jorge San Rafael Oriente
San Salvador Department Northern San Salvador Aguilares El Paisnal Guazapa
Western San Salvador Apopa Nejapa
Eastern San Salvador Cuscatancingo Delgado Ilopango San Martín Soyapango Tonacatepeque
Central San Salvador Ayutuxtepeque Mejicanos San Marcos San Salvador Santiago Texacuangos Santo Tomás
Southern San Salvador Panchimalco Rosario de Mora
San Vicente Department Northern San Vicente Apastepeque San Esteban Catarina San Ildefonso San Lorenzo San Sebastián Santa Clara Santo Domingo
Southern San Vicente Guadalupe San Cayetano Istepeque San Vicente Tecoluca Tepetitán Verapaz
Santa Ana Department Northern Santa Ana Masahuat Metapán Santa Rosa Guachipilín Texistepeque Central Santa Ana Eastern Santa Ana Coatepeque El Congo Western Santa Ana Candelaria de la Frontera Chalchuapa El Porvenir San Antonio Pajonal San Sebastián Salitrillo Santiago de la Frontera
Sonsonate Department Northern Sonsonate Juayúa Nahuizalco Salcoatitán Santa Catarina Masahuat
Central Sonsonate Nahulingo San Antonio del Monte Sonsonate Santo Domingo de Guzmán Sonzacate
Eastern Sonsonate Armenia Caluco Cuisnahuat Izalco San Julián Santa Isabel Ishuatán
Acajutla (Western Sonsonate)
Usulután Department Northern Usulután Alegría Berlín El Triunfo Estanzuelas Jucuapa Mercedes Umaña Nueva Granada San Buenaventura Santiago de María
Eastern Usulután California Concepción Batres Ereguayquín Jucuarán Ozatlán San Dionisio Santa Elena Santa María Tecapán Usulután
Western Usulután Jiquilisco Puerto El Triunfo San Francisco Javier San Agustín
See also
Departments of El Salvador Geography of El Salvador List of cities in El Salvador
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