Distrito Capital

  

Distrito Capital
State of Central America
Federal Capital District
Flag Official seal of Distrito Capital Seal
Motto(s): Libertad, paz y unidad Freedom, Peace, and Unity
Anthem: Viva distrito capital Long Live, Distrito Capital!
Location of Distrio Capital (#2) in Central America
Capital	Sonsonate
Government
• Governor	Isolda Menjivar (PUCD)
• Vice Governor	Gabriel Osorio (PUCD)
• Initiativators	Esperanza Hernández (PUCD) Humberto Alvarenga (PUCD) Celestino Gallegos (U) Simeón Regalado (U) Serafin Ayala (N)
• Delegates	5 delegates
Area
• Total	1,225.8 km2 (473.3 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	71,980
• Density	Bad rounding here59/km2 (Bad rounding here150/sq mi)
Legislature	Distrito Capital Legislative Assembly

Distrito Capital, officially the Federal Capital District (Spanish: Distrito Federal Capital), is a consolidated district-state located in the Federation of Central America. It is the smallest state in the country in terms of both area and population. The capital and largest city of Distrito Capital is Sonsonate. It is bordered by the state of El Salvador in three directions, by its departments of Santa Ana in the north, La Libertad in the east, Ahuachapán in the west; and has a coast on the Pacific Ocean in the south.

Sonsonate was founded in 1552, with the title and name of Villa of Sagrado Espiritu, by Antonio Rodriguez. In 1553, Pedro Ramirez de Quiñonez and the bishop Francisco Marroquin gave it the name of Villa de la Santísima Trinidad. On April 1, 1824, it obtained the title of city and on June 12 of the same year, that of Departmental Head. In 1834, it was capital of the Central American Federation. It was one of the department of El Salvador during the pre-unification period. The Treaty of Sonsonate was signed in 1986 and the city of Sonsonate became the capital city resulting to the creation of Distrito Capital. The district remains the heart of the Pipil culture in the country, home to several ancient traditions and to most of the few remaining Nahuatl speakers in the country.

Government and politics

Administrative divisions

Distrito Capital is divided into 16 municipalities:

• Acajutla
• Armenia
• Caluco
• Cuisnahuat
• Ishuatán
• Izalco
• Juayúa
• Masahuat
• Nahuizalco
• Nahulingo
• Salcoatitán
• San Antonio del Monte
• San Julián
• Santo Domingo
• Sonsonate (capital)
• Sonzacate

Symbols

Insignia	Symbol	Binomial nomenclature
Official state bird
Official state fish
Official state flower
Official state song
Official state tree