Local time
Mon, 12:26 AM GMT+8Asia/ManilaCityCapital
San Salvador
13.71° N, 89.20° W
- Population
- 1,433,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 6
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 6 cities of El Salvador in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of El Salvador, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Asia/Manila
Traveler brief
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Practical bearings for San Salvador, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in San Salvador have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
Spanish colonists founded San Salvador in 1526 on the feast day of the Transfiguration of the Savior (Jesus Christ); its name means "Holy Savior" in Spanish.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person