Santiago de la Frontera
Santiago de la Frontera | |
|---|---|
District | |
Santiago de la Frontera Location in El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 14°10′N 89°36′W / 14.167°N 89.600°W | |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Department | Santa Ana |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jorge Castro |
| Area | |
| • District | 17.07 sq mi (44.22 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,677 ft (511 m) |
| Population | |
| • District | 5,017 |
Santiago de la Frontera is a district that is apart of the municipality Santa Ana Oeste in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador.[1]
History
Santiago de la Frontera began as a Spanish settlement around 1770, with it falling under the district of Metapán after 1786.
Post Independence
It was under the department of Sonsonate until 1855, when the department of Santa Ana was created. In 1848, a partition of Guatemala joined the valley of Santiago, expanding the territory of the municipality. [2][3]
References
- ^ "Santiago de la Frontera". ISDEM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ Gaceta del Gobierno del Salvador (PDF), vol. 4, 15 March 1855, archived from the original (PDF) on 7 Feb 2025
- ^ Gaceta del Gobierno del Salvador (PDF), vol. 1, 1 April 1848