# Sonsonate Este, Sonsonate Department – Districts & Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/sonsonate/sonsonate-este/

Municipality · Sonsonate Department 

# Sonsonate Este

Sonsonate Este is a municipality of El Salvador in Sonsonate Department. It covers **520.5 km²**. It is divided into 6 districts. 144 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 118 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 521km²
- 6districts
- 118mapped services

## Where is Sonsonate Este?

Sonsonate Este lies in [Sonsonate Department](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/sonsonate/), [El Salvador](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [La Libertad Centro](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/la-libertad/la-libertad-centro/), [La Libertad Costa](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/la-libertad/la-libertad-costa/), [La Libertad Oeste](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/la-libertad/la-libertad-oeste/), [Santa Ana Centro](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/santa-ana/santa-ana-centro/), [Santa Ana Este](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/santa-ana/santa-ana-este/), [Sonsonate Centro](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/sonsonate/sonsonate-centro/) and [Sonsonate Norte](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/sonsonate/sonsonate-norte/). By area it is the 17th largest of 48 municipalities in El Salvador. It covers 43.5% of [Sonsonate Department](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/sonsonate/). The centre of Sonsonate Este is about 44 km in a straight line from San Salvador, the capital. It is about 14 km from Sonsonate, the main town of Sonsonate Department. The centre point is at 13.6753° N, 89.5987° W.

Source: [National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-slv).

## Things to see in and around Sonsonate Este

OpenStreetMap lists 27 named sights in Sonsonate Este: 14 nature reserves; 3 attractions; 2 monuments; 2 memorials; 2 volcanos; 2 national parks; 1 zoo; 1 ruins.

- Área Natural Protegida Complejo Los Farallones (sector Los Lagartos) · national park
- Área Natural Protegida Complejo Los Farallones (sector Santa Marta Las Trincheras) · national park
- Parque Nacional Los Volcanes · nature reserve
- Área Natural Plan de Amayo · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Chiquileca · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Complejo Los Farallones (sector El Carmen) · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Complejo Los Farallones (sector Las Victorias) · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Complejo San Marcelino (Porción Las Lajas) · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Complejo San Marcelino (Porción Las Lajas) · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Complejo San Marcelino (Porción Las Lajas) · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Complejo San Marcelino (Porción San Isidro) · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Complejo San Marcelino (Porción San Isidro) · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida El Balsamar · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida El Saucito · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida La Concordia · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida del Cerro de las Ovejas · nature reserve
- El Tanque de Caluco · attraction
- Letrero de Sonsonate · attraction
- Poza El Roble · attraction
- Busto Claudia Lars · memorial
- Busto Tomás Regalado · memorial
- El Llanito · ruins
- La Cruz del Barrio la Cruz · monument
- La Granjita Educativa · zoo
- Los Diaz Mandamientos · monument
- Volcán San Marcelino · volcano
- Volcán de Izalco · volcano

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Sonsonate Este

- Time zoneUTC−6, no daylight saving · America/El_Salvador
- CurrencyDollar (USD)
- Country calling code+503
- LanguagesSpanish
- Plug typesType A, B · 115 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format6 characters (CP ####)

### Nearest airports

- Ilopango International Airport (ILS) · San Salvador52 km
- El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL) · San Salvador (San Luis Talpa)64 km

### Nearest railway station

Armenia (En desuso) (Armenia), about 13 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 17:33).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Districts of Sonsonate Este

District Area km² Localities Services 

[Armenia](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/sonsonate/sonsonate-este/armenia/) 65 16 33 

[Caluco](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/sonsonate/sonsonate-este/caluco/) 50 17 7 

[Cuisnahuat](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/sonsonate/sonsonate-este/cuisnahuat/) 68 11 2 

[Izalco](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/sonsonate/sonsonate-este/izalco/) 179 64 57 

[San Julián](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/sonsonate/sonsonate-este/san-julian/) 74 18 10 

[Santa Isabel Ishuatán](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/sonsonate/sonsonate-este/santa-isabel-ishuatan/) 84 20 9 

Source: [National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-slv); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Sonsonate Este

Open gazetteers list **144 villages, towns and localities** in Sonsonate Este. The largest with a recorded population: Izalco (19,197) and Armenia (14,997). Settlements here lie between about 44 m and 995 m above sea level (median 533 m).

- Acachapa
- Agua Caliente
- Agua Shuca
- Apancoyo
- Armenia
- Atiluya
- Azacualpa
- Barrio Asunción
- Barrio Cruz Galana
- Barrio Dolores
- Barrio San Sebastian
- Barrio Santa Cruz
- Caluco
- Cangrejera
- Canton Agua Shuca
- Canton y Crio. Chilata
- Cantón y Caserío Cruz Grande
- Cantón y Caserío Tapalshucut
- Cantón y Caserío Tres Ceibas
- Caserio La Chacarita
- Caserío Cacho de Oro
- Caserío El Sunzal
- Caserío Loma Chata
- Caserío San Nicolás
- Ceiba del Charco
- Cerro Alto
- Cerro de Las Flores
- Chilata
- Chorro Abajo
- Chorro Arriba
- Colonia La Sabana
- Colonia Las Nieves
- Colonia Las Palmeras
- Colonia San Gerardo
- Colonia San Jose
- Colonia San Judas
- Comalapa
- Comunidad Teshcal 1
- Copapayo
- Coquiama Arriba
- Cruz Grande
- Cruz Grande Sur
- Cuisnahuat
- Cuntan
- Cuntán
- Cuyagualo
- El Achiotal
- El Balsamar
- El Bebedero
- El Carmen
- El Castaño
- El Cerro
- El Corozal
- El Guayabo
- El Mojón
- El Palmar
- El Palmarcito
- El Paraíso
- El Porvenir
- El Puente
- El Rosario
- El Sauce
- El Sifon
- El Sunza
- El Torrento
- El Triunfo
- El Zapote
- Finca San Cayetano
- Hacienda El Bebedero
- Hacienda La Joya
- Hacienda Los Lagartos
- Huiscoyolate
- Izalco
- Joya de Cerén
- La Chapina
- La Chácara
- La Ensenada
- La Florida
- La Gloria
- La Puerta
- La Quebrada Española
- Las Crucitas
- Las Flores
- Las Higueras
- Las Lajas
- Las Marías
- Las Mercedes
- Las Piedras
- Las Victorias
- Linda Vista
- Loma Chata
- Los Candelarios
- Los Gramales
- Los Hernandez
- Los Izotes
- Los Lagartos
- Los Mangos
- Los Montes
- Los Tunalmiles
- Los Zepeda
- Lotificacion Ana Campos
- Lotificación El Cuadrado
- Lotificación El Sunzal
- Lotificación La Gloria
- Lotificación Las Delicias
- Lotificación Las Victorias
- Lotificación Marisol
- Lotificación Playa Dorada
- Lotificación Quinta Celina
- Lotificación San Carlos
- Lotificación Santa Emilia
- Lotificación Santa Isabel
- Lotificación Sihuapilapa
- Miramar
- Palo Verde
- Parcelación Mar del Plata
- Paso de Canoas
- Petaca
- Petacas
- Peña Blanca
- Piedra de Moler
- Piedras Pachas
- Plan de Amayo
- Quebrada Española
- Residencial Santa Teresa
- Sacacoyo
- San Antonio
- San Eugenio
- San Isidro
- San Julián
- San Lucas
- San Luis
- San Miguelito
- Santa Isabel Ishuatán
- Shan Shon
- Suquiat
- Talcomunca
- Tapalshucut
- Tecuma
- Teshcal
- Tierra Colorada
- Tres Ceibas
- Tunalmiles
- Valle Nuevo

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Sonsonate Este

Named natural and historic features inside Sonsonate Este, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

23 rivers and streams.

- Canal Río Copapayo
- Quebrada Cacaguayo
- Quebrada Chutia
- Quebrada El Sunza
- Quebrada Iguaneras
- Quebrada La Marina
- Quebrada Los Limones
- Río Acachapa
- Río Agua Caliente
- Río Amayo
- Río Atecozol
- Río Chiquihuat
- Río Chiquihuat
- Río Chutia
- Río El Ojushtal
- Río El Ojushte
- Río Los Lagartos
- Río Negro
- Río Ojushtal
- Río Santa Teresa
- Río Sunsapúa
- Río Susula
- Río Tapahuashusha

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains; 2 hills.

- Cerro Chino · 1,146 m
- Cerro Alto · 943 m
- Loma Peña Blanca · 739 m
- Cerro Masatepeque · 584 m
- Cerro Alto · 292 m
- Cerro Nicaragua · 253 m
- Cerro El Cuervo · 114 m

### Forests and nature

1 park.

- Parque Nacional Cerro Verde

### Getting around

1 railway station.

- Estacíon Terrena

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Sonsonate Este and the best time to visit

In Sonsonate Este, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Nov (26 °C). About 1,489 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (283 mm) and the driest Jan (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 4 

Feb 27 5 

Mar 28 8 

Apr 28 39 

May 28 193 

Jun 27 232 

Jul 27 197 

Aug 27 246 

Sep 26 283 

Oct 26 226 

Nov 26 48 

Dec 26 10 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Sonsonate Este

Places mapped inside Sonsonate Este in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals3
- Banks1
- ATMs2
- Petrol pumps12
- Hotels13
- Schools31
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies8
- Restaurants41
- Police stations3
- Dental clinics3

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Sonsonate Este?In Sonsonate Department, El Salvador
- What borders Sonsonate Este?La Libertad Centro, La Libertad Costa, La Libertad Oeste, Santa Ana Centro, Santa Ana Este, Sonsonate Centro and Sonsonate Norte
- What is there to see in Sonsonate Este?Busto Claudia Lars, Busto Tomás Regalado, El Llanito, El Tanque de Caluco
- What time zone is Sonsonate Este in?UTC−6
- What currency is used in Sonsonate Este?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Sonsonate Este?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Sonsonate Este?144 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Sonsonate Este?Settlements lie between 44 m and 995 m
- What is the highest point in Sonsonate Este?Cerro Chino (1,146 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Sonsonate Este?November to March
- How many hospitals are in Sonsonate Este?3 mapped
- How many banks are in Sonsonate Este?1 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Sonsonate Este?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Sonsonate Este?12 mapped
- What is the P-code of Sonsonate Este?SV13002 (OCHA common operational dataset)