Back إدارة سانتا آنا Arabic Санта Ана (департамент) Bulgarian Departamant Santa Ana Breton Departament de Santa Ana Catalan Departamento de Santa Ana CEB Santa Ana (departement) Czech Departamento Santa Ana German Διαμέρισμα Σάντα Άνα Greek Santa Ana Department English Departemento Santa Ana (Salvadoro) Esperanto
Santa Ana | |
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 Location within El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 14°05′24″N 89°30′40″W / 14.09°N 89.511°W | |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Created (given current status) | 1855 |
| Capital | Santa Ana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,023.2 km2 (781.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 613,000 |
| • Rank | Ranked 4th |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SV-SA |
Santa Ana is a department in El Salvador. The capital is Santa Ana, one of the largest cities in El Salvador.
The department was created in 1855 during the presidency of José María San Martín. The Santa Ana Volcano is in this department. The main rivers are the Lempa and the Guajoyo rivers. The most important lakes in the department are Lake Güija on the border with Guatemala, and Lake Coatepeque which is in the southern part of the department.