Sonsonate, El Salvador

Sonsonate is a city and municipality of El Salvador. It is the capital of the department of Sonsonate; on the Sensunapan River and the Pan-American Highway from San Salvador to the Pacific port of Acajutla, 21 km (13 mi) south.[1] Pop. (2007), about 71,541.

Sonsonate Villa de la Santísima Trinidad de Sonsonate
City
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Sonsonate Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°43′N 89°43′W
Country	El Salvador
Department	Sonsonate Department
Founded	1524
Area
• City	232.53 km^2 (89.78 sq mi)
Elevation	246 m (807 ft)
Population  (2007)
• City	71,541
• Density	310/km^2 (800/sq mi)
• Metro	110,501
Time zone	UTC-6

Economy

Historically, the area was a producer of cotton.[1] Most of the cotton produced, as of 1850, was retained for local use.[2] Today, tobacco farming, cattle ranching and tourism (volcanos, coral reef) are important industries.

Notes

1. "Sonsonate" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 25 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 417.
2. Baily, John (1850). Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. London: Trelawney Saunders. p. 118.

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sonsonate". Encyclopædia Britannica. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 417.

External links

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