El Salvador is divided into 14 departments for administrative purposes. The departments are divided into a total of 262 municipalities. The country is a unitary state.

#	Flag	Department	Capital	Area (km2)	Population [1] (2013)	Municipalities
1		Ahuachapán	Ahuachapán	1,239.6	333,406	12
2		Cabañas	Sensuntepeque	1,103.5	164,945	9
3		Chalatenango	Chalatenango	2,016.6	204,808	33
4		Cuscatlán	Cojutepeque	756.2	252,528	16
5		La Libertad	Santa Tecla	1,652.9	747,662	22
6		La Paz	Zacatecoluca	1,223.6	328,221	22
7		La Unión	La Unión	2,074.3	263,271	18
8		Morazán	San Francisco Gotera	1,447.4	199,519	26
9		San Miguel	San Miguel	2,077.1	478,792	20
10		San Salvador	San Salvador	886.2	1,740,847	19
11		San Vicente	San Vicente	1,184.0	174,561	13
12		Santa Ana	Santa Ana	2,023.2	572,081	13
13		Sonsonate	Sonsonate	1,225.2	463,732	16
14		Usulután	Usulután	2,130.4	366,040	23