San Miguel Department (El Salvador)

San Miguel
Department
Flag Coat of arms
Location within El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°31′19″N 88°14′02″W / 13.522°N 88.234°W / 13.522; -88.234
Country	El Salvador
Created (given current status)	1824
Capital	San Miguel
Area
• Total	2,077.1 km2 (802.0 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 2nd
Population  (2017)
• Total	678,000
• Rank	Ranked 3rd
• Density	330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
ISO 3166 code	SV-SM

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 km² in area and has a population of over 678,000.

Before 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).^[1]

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 was made a department on June 12, 1824.

It is the location of Ciudad Barrios, the birthplace of Archbishop Óscar Romero.

1. San Miguel Centro
2. San Miguel Norte
3. San Miguel Sur

1. Carolina
2. Chapeltique
3. Chinameca
4. Chirilagua
5. Ciudad Barrios
6. Comacarán
7. El Tránsito
8. Lolotique
9. Moncagua
10. Nueva Guadalupe
11. Nuevo Edén de San Juan
12. Quelepa
13. San Antonio
14. San Gerardo
15. San Jorge
16. San Luis de la Reina
17. San Miguel
18. San Rafael Oriente
19. Sesori
20. Uluazapa

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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 is the elaboration of nutritious products, threads, yarns, drinks, cotton fabrics, clothes, leather articles, detergents, soaps, milk, and construction material.

There are a few beaches in the San Miguel department, such as El Cuco.^{[citation needed]}

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