La Unión Department
Department of El Salvador
Department in El Salvador
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Location within El Salvador
(2013)
La Unión (Spanish pronunciation: [lawˈnjon]) is the easternmost department of El Salvador. Its capital is La Unión. It covers a total of 2,074 square kilometres (801 sq mi) and has a population of 263,200. The department was created on June 22, 1865, and the city of La Unión was made its capital. The Conchagua Temple was built in 1693 and it is one of tourist attractions of the department, as well as containing archeological ruins in Intipucá and Meanguera.
Municipalities
- Northern La Unión
- Southern La Unión
Districts
- Anamorós
- Bolívar
- Concepción de Oriente
- Conchagua
- El Carmen
- El Sauce
- Intipucá
- La Unión
- Lislique
- Meanguera del Golfo
- Nueva Esparta
- Pasaquina
- Polorós
- San Alejo
- San José
- Santa Rosa de Lima
- Yayantique
- Yucuaiquín
Natural resources
The most important agricultural products are coffee, grass, fruits, cocoa, oleaginous seeds, and sugar cane. The manufacturing of palm and tortoiseshell products, panela, mangrove extract, and fish. It also has reserves of gold, iron, barium, and mercury.[citation needed]
External links
- El Salvador at GeoHive
- pasaquinacity.com
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La Unión DepartmentCapital: La Unión
- Bosque Conchagua
- Conchagua Volcano
- Conchagüita
- Conejo Island
- Goascorán River
- Gulf of Fonseca
- Lake Olomega
- Sirama River
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