San Salvador "El Valle de las Hamacas"
Boulevard de Los Próceres
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Nickname: San Sivar
San Salvador
Coordinates: 13°41′24.00″N 89°11′24.01″W / 13.69, -89.1900028
Country	El Salvador
Department	San Salvador
Established	1525
Government
- Mayor	Violeta Menjívar
Area
- City	72. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. |||}A list of the departments of El Salvador in alphabetical order San Salvador is a department of El Salvador in the west central part of the country A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Violeta Menjívar (born 1952 is a Salvadoran politician affiliated with the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 5 km² (28 sq mi)
- Metro	569. To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 8 km² (220 sq mi)
Population (2007)
- City	316,090
- Metro	1,566,629
Website: http://www.amss.gob.sv/

San Salvador is the capital and largest city of the nation of El Salvador. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. The second most populous city in Central America, after Guatemala City, it covers an area of 568 km² (220 sq. Guatemala City (in full La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción; locally known as Guatemala or Guate) is the Capital and largest city of the mi. ) and is home to nearly 1. 6 million people. ^[1] Home to one-half of El Salvador's wealth, the city's per capita GDP - PPP is approximately USD11,200, compared to a national average of USD5,260 (2002). The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been ^[2]

History

The origins of the city can be traced to before the Spanish Conquest. It is near the present location of San Salvador that the Pipil groups, established their capital, Cuscatlán. The Pipil are an indigenous people who live in western El Salvador. El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. Not very much is known about this city, since it was abandoned by its inhabitants in an effort to avoid Spanish rule.

Although the city was founded on April 1, 1525, in the sixteenth century, it was rebuilt and changed locations twice afterwards 1528 and 1545. Originally founded in what is now the archaeological site Ciudad Vieja, north of the present-day city, it was moved to the Valle de Las Hamacas or the Acelhuate Valley, named so due to the intense seismic activity that characterizes it, which boasted more space and more fertile land, thanks to the pristine and now extremely polluted Acelhuate River. Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability disorder harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms they are in As the population of the country remained relatively small up until the early twentieth century, the city grew slowly.

Geography

The city's altitude averages 560 meters above sea level located, on a valley on the skirts of the Quezaltepec volcano or San Salvador. The Quezaltepec or “Mountain of Quetzals” is a volcano located between the departments of San Salvador and La Libertad in El Salvador. In fact, the valley got its nickname from the Spaniards who called the area"El Valle de las Hamacas" (The Valley of the Hammocks) due to its constant seismic activity. ^[3]

Climate

San Salvador is mainly hot, the coldest months being November, December, January, and February. The temperature is very different at midday than midnight, the factors being the humidity levels, which vary as the day passes. The highest reading ever recorded in San Salvador is 38. 5 degrees Celsius, the lowest being 8. 2 degrees Celsius. The highest dew point is 27 and the lowest -10, both on the Celsius scale. San Salvador has two seasons: rainy and dry. October, November, December, January, February and March being the dry seasons, and April, May, June, July, August and September the rainy.

San Salvador from space, January 1997

Demographics

Approximately 89% of the population is mestizo (mix of Indigenous and European ancestry), 9% is European, and the rest is Indigenous and other small ethnic groups, including Chinese, Jewish and Arabs. Mestizo is a Spanish term that was coined during the Spanish Empire to refer to people of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry in Latin Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding

Transportation

Road to San Salvador, Leaving from Apopa. Vertical road leads to Quezaltepeque. Quezaltepeque is a Municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. Volcano of San Salvador is seen in the distance.

Air

San Salvador was first served by Ilopango International Airport, but in January 31, 1980, Ilopango was substituted by the bigger Comalapa International Airport which took all the International flights. Ilopango International Airport ( IATA:-- ICAO: MSSS) is an airport located on the eastern part of the city of San Salvador El Salvador, El Salvador International Airport, commonly known as Comalapa International Airport, is located about 50 km (30 miles from San Salvador in El Salvador

Roads

The city offers the widest boulevards in Central America and is served by a railroad that connects to other cities such as Soyapango and Apopa. Soyapango is a Municipality in the San Salvador department of El Salvador.

Social issues

Crime

In the past years El Salvador has experienced high crime rates including gang-related crimes, and gangs in general. Some say that this was a result of the deportation of thousands of Salvadorans from the U. S, the majority of whom were members of MS13 (Mara Salvatrucha), in the mid-90s. Mara Salvatrucha are large gangs in Northern Central America and the United States. The gangs in which Salvadorans had been involved in the United States began to show up in El Salvador. In 1996, San Salvador was considered the second most dangerous city in the western hemisphere, according to statistics. [3]

Today San Salvador and El Salvador in general experiences some of the highest murder rates in the world, it is also considered an epicenter of the gang crisis, along with Guatemala and Honduras. Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras) is a democratic republic in Central America. ^[4] In response to this, the government has set up countless programs to try to guide the youth away from gang membership, but so far its efforts have not produced any quick results. One of the government programs was a gang-reform called "Super Mano Dura" (Super Firm Hand). Super Mano Dura had little success and was highly criticized by the U.N., it saw temporary success in 2004 but then saw a rise in crime after 2005. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security In 2004, the estimated murder rate per 100,000 citizens was 41. 2, with 60% of the 2,576 murders committed were gang-related. Gangsters redirects here For the computer game see Gangsters (video game. ^[4] The Salvadoran government reported that the Super Mano Dura gang legislation led to a 14% drop in murders in 2004. However, El Salvador recorded a total of 552 murders in January and February 2005 alone. In addition, crime rose 7. 5% in just a year, from 2005-2006. ^[5] Homicides are among the highest with respect to the overall crime rate. The homicides reported in 2006 reached up to 3,906, in 2005 3,779 were reported; 57. 2 violent deaths per every 100,000 people. [4] In 2007 the rate rose to 58 per every 100,000.

In the first half of 2007 La Policía Nacional Civil of El Salvador statistics showed lower numbers in homicide, and extortions as well as robbery and theft of vehicles. List of countries by homicide rate Homicide ( Latin homicidium, homo human being + caedere to cut kill refers to the act of killing another Extortion, outwresting, or exaction is a criminal offense, which occurs when a person Unlawfully obtains either money property or services Robbery is the Crime of seizing Property through Violence or Intimidation. In Criminal law, theft (also known as stealing or filching) is the illegal taking of another person's Property without that person's freely-given Vehicles, derived from the Latin word vehiculum, are non-living Means of transport. In 2007 homicides in El Salvador had reduced 22%, extortions reduced 7%, and robbery and theft of vehicles had gone down 18%, all in comparison with the same period in 2006. ^[6] Despite the lower numbers of homicides in the first half of 2007, El Salvador continues to have the highest homicide rate in Central America and one of the highest in Latin America with 58 homicides per 100,000 people. ^[7]

Pollution

Pollution remains one of the city's biggest problems. Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability disorder harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms they are in Located in a valley, San Salvador is a perfect pollution trap. Fueling this, the city struggles with an increasing traffic problem. New highways and arterial roads offer some relief. According to a study by the United Nations, El Salvador was the second worst polluter of carbon dioxide emissions in Central America. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security This is a list of sovereign states by carbon dioxide emissions due to human activity This is a list of sovereign states by carbon dioxide emissions due to human activity

Disasters

A landslide caused by one of the 2001 El Salvador earthquakes. A landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement such as rock falls deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows which can occur The 2001 El Salvador earthquakes were two earthquakes which hit El Salvador within exactly one month of each other on January 13 and February 13 2001

The city has suffered from severe earthquakes over the years, the most disastrous of which occurred in 1854. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Also worthy of mentioning is the 1917 eruption of the San Salvador volcano, which resulted in three major earthquakes and damaged the city so extensively that the government was forced to move the capital to the present-day city of Santa Tecla, then named Nueva San Salvador. The most recent earthquake, in 2001, resulted in considerable damage, especially in Las Colinas suburb where a landslide destroyed homes and killed many people. During the 1980s, conflicts in El Salvador erupted into a civil war, and many people fled to the city since most of the fighting occurred outside of it (San Salvador itself was not directly affected by the war until the final offensive of 1989).

Landmarks

• Catedral Metropolitana, Metropolitan Cathedral
• Teatro Nacional de El Salvador, the National Theatre of El Salvador
• Palacio Nacional, the National Palace
• Monumento al Salvador del Mundo, Monument to the Savior of the World
• Casa Presidencial, the Presidential Mansion
• Monumento a La Libertad, Monument to Liberty
• Torre Cuscatlan, a city landmark owned by Banco Cuscatlán. Teatro Nacional de El Salvador, or National Theatre of El Salvador, is the oldest theatre in Central America. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Casa Presidencial, or "Presidential House" in the Spanish Language, refers to both the President of El Salvador 's official residence and his offices Torre Cuscatlán ( Cuscatlán Tower in English formerly known as Torre Democracia or Tower of Democracy) is one of the tallest building in San

Gallery of San Salvador

Great San Salvador, seen from Quetzaltepec volcano	Northwest San Salvador	San Salvador downtown	The new Metropolitan Cathedral
Monumento al Salvador del Mundo (Monument to the Savior of the World)	Monument to Revolution	National Theatre in San Salvador downtown	Five star Hilton Hotel in zona rosa

Sister Cities

• Guatemala City, Guatemala
• Los Angeles, California
• Managua, Nicaragua
• Mexico City, Mexico
• San Pedro Sula, Honduras
• Taipei, Taiwan

References

External links

• Municipality of the city of San Salvador
• San Salvador travel guide from Wikitravel
• San Salvador city tour. El Salvador en Imágenes
• Medical and health information in San Salvador