List of municipalities and districts of El Salvador

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 will go 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
 * Dolores
 * Guacotecti
 * Sensuntepeque
 * San Isidro
 * Victoria


 * Eastern Cabañas
 * Cinquera
 * Ilobasco
 * Jutiapa
 * Sensuntepeque
 * Tejutepeque

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 (San José Las Flores)
 * Las Vueltas
 * Nombre de Jesús
 * Nueva Trinidad
 * Ojos de Agua
 * Potonico
 * San Antonio de la Cruz (San Antonio La Cruz)
 * San Antonio Los Ranchos (San Antonio 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


 * Southern 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