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San Salvador (department) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 13 47 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 13.7833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 089 11 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -89.1833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Extends from near Pacific coast on the south to Río Lempa valley on the north; produces sugar, coffee, grain, and tobacco; main industries are centered around San Salvador city. |
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| San Salvador (preferred,C,V,French)
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| San Salvador, Departamento de (C,V)
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| Departamento de San Salvador (C,V,O)
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| San Salvador department (C,O)
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| ES10 (C,U,FIPS)
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| department (preferred, C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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| agricultural land (C) |
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| province (H) |
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from 1786 until reduced in size & reorganized into a department in 1859 |
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