Nuevo Cuscatlán
Nuevo Cuscatlán is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. It is situated between the cities of Antiguo Cuscatlán and Santa Tecla, just a couple of minutes away from El Salvador's capital, San Salvador. It is located southeast of Santa Tecla. During the 2012 municipal elections, Nayib Bukele, a young businessman, from the FMLN (Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional) party was elected as mayor.
Nuevo Cuscatlán | |
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Municipality | |
 Nuevo Cuscatlán | |
| Nickname(s): La Joya | |
  Nuevo Cuscatlán Location in El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 13°39′N 89°16′W | |
| Country |  El Salvador |
| Department | La Libertad |
| Founded | 1853 |
| Town Incorporated | 2005 |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | José Manuel Dueñas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.61 km2 (6.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 969 m (3,179 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 7,895 |
| • Density | 505.77/km2 (1,309.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
In 2012, Nuevo Cuscatlán had a population of 7,895.[1]
External links
References
- Proyecciones_Municipales.pdf "200 Proyecciones Municipales" (PDF) (in Spanish).
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Capital: Santa Tecla | ||
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