Cuscatlán Department

Map of Cuscatlán Department

010 km (6.2 mi)20 km (12 mi)30 km (19 mi)40 km (25 mi)

Height

210 m (689 ft), 250 m (820 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 550 m (1800 ft), 700 m (2300 ft), 850 m (2790 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1100 m (3610 ft), Max altitude 1398 m (4590 ft)

Height from west to east in Cuscatlán Department

Height from south to north in Cuscatlán Department

1Lempa235 to 322 m2Cerrón Grande Dam235 m3Lago de Ilopango441 m

Natural Earth · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Heights: NASADEM, NASA · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)

Basic Information

Capital City: Cojutepeque

Population: 244,901 (Wikidata, 2024)

Area: 756 km² / 292 sq mi

Created: 1835

Subdivisions: 2

Geography

Highest Elevation Point: Guazapa (1 398 m)

Lowest point: 210 m

Borders

Chalatenango Department — North
Cabañas Department — East
La Paz Department — South
San Vicente Department — Southeast
San Salvador Department — Southwest

Technical Information

Time Zone: UTC−06:00