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'''Sonsonate''' ({{IPA-es|sonsoˈnate}}) is a city and municipality of [[El Salvador]]. Of which it is also its head. It has an estimated population of 72,158 inhabitants for the year 2013, Sonsonate is the second most important city in western El Salvador.<ref>http://www.digestyc.gob.sv/index.php/temas/des/poblacion-y-estadisticas-demograficas/censo-de-poblacion-y-vivienda/publicaciones-censos.html</ref>The town was founded under the name of "Villa del Espíritu Santo" on vacant lots near the town of los Izalcos in 1552.5 However, this foundation would be extremely ephemeral, because the following year, in 1553, |
'''Sonsonate''' ({{IPA-es|sonsoˈnate}}) is a city and municipality of [[El Salvador]]. Of which it is also its head. It has an estimated population of 72,158 inhabitants for the year 2013, Sonsonate is the second most important city in western El Salvador.<ref>http://www.digestyc.gob.sv/index.php/temas/des/poblacion-y-estadisticas-demograficas/censo-de-poblacion-y-vivienda/publicaciones-censos.html</ref>The town was founded under the name of "Villa del Espíritu Santo" on vacant lots near the town of los '''Izalcos''' in 1552.5 However, this foundation would be extremely ephemeral, because the following year, in 1553, this villa would be transferred to its current location, with the name of "Villa de la Santísima Trinidad de Sonsonate",<ref>https://archive.org/details/elsalvadordescub0000lard</ref> in a [[Theobroma cacao|cocoa]]-producing area. With the passage of time, the town would be known simply by the name of Sonsonate. |
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Sonsonate
Villa de la Santísima Trinidad de Sonsonate | |
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City | |
 Partial view of the city of Sonsonate from the top of the cemetery hill. | |
 Flag Coat of arms of Sonsonate Coat of arms | |
  Sonsonate Location in El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 13°43′N 89°43′W / 13.717°N 89.717°W | |
| Country |  El Salvador |
| Department | Sonsonate Department |
| Founded | 1524 |
| Area | |
• City | 232.53 km2 (89.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
• City | 71,541 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 110,501 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 |
Sonsonate (Template:IPA-es) is a city and municipality of El Salvador. Of which it is also its head. It has an estimated population of 72,158 inhabitants for the year 2013, Sonsonate is the second most important city in western El Salvador.[1]The town was founded under the name of "Villa del Espíritu Santo" on vacant lots near the town of los Izalcos in 1552.5 However, this foundation would be extremely ephemeral, because the following year, in 1553, this villa would be transferred to its current location, with the name of "Villa de la Santísima Trinidad de Sonsonate",[2] in a cocoa-producing area. With the passage of time, the town would be known simply by the name of Sonsonate.
Economy
Historically, the area was a producer of cotton.[3] Most of the cotton produced, as of 1850, was retained for local use.[4] Today, tobacco farming, cattle ranching and tourism (volcanos, coral reef) are important industries.
Notes
- ^ http://www.digestyc.gob.sv/index.php/temas/des/poblacion-y-estadisticas-demograficas/censo-de-poblacion-y-vivienda/publicaciones-censos.html
- ^ https://archive.org/details/elsalvadordescub0000lard
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
EB1911was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Baily, John (1850). Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. London: Trelawney Saunders. p. 118.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sonsonate". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 417.
External links
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