Downtown: |
Nueva San Salvador (Santa Tecla). |
Foundation: |
January 28th 1865. |
Altitude: |
925 meters above sea level. |
Population: |
702,344 inhabitants . |
Area: |
1,652.88 Km². |
Population density: |
Approximately 377 inhabitants per Km2. |
Geometrical growth rate: |
3.2 % |
Total fertility rate: |
3.2 children per woman |
Infant mortality rate: |
33.0 per thousand. |
Life expectancy at birth: |
69.5 years. |
Migration rate: |
5.4 miles. |
Festivity: |
Patron Saint Day honoring "El Nacimiento del Niño Jesús". |
Period of festivity: |
From December 16th to December 25th. |
Festivity location: |
Nueva San Salvador, Department of La Libertad. |
Distance from San Salvador: |
12 Kms. |
Road type: |
Paved. |
Transportation: |
Public buses and all kinds of vehicles. |
Recreational activities: |
The holidays begin with the mail parade, with "los viejos enmascarados" (the old masked) dancing and singing through the principal streets of the city.
Horse shows are organized at "Las Delicias" colony.
Parade with floats in the showing the queen of the feasts.
Other activities:
* Artistic and theatrical shows.
* Popular dances.
* Sports.
* Recreative games.
* Fireworks.
* Musical concerts. |
Religious activities: |
On December 25th, there's a procession and the Holy Mass dedicated to Patron Saint.
Other activities:
* Midnight Mass.
* Rosaries.
* Baptisms.
* Confirms.
* Weddings. |
Commercial activities: |
There are a wide variety of mechanical games for kids and adults.
The downtown has the majority of the sales:
*
Clothes.
*
Shoes.
* Rigging.
* Thinplate.
* Domestic articles.
* Candies.
* Food.
* Toys.
* Fruits.
* Handicrafts. |
Municipalities: |
* Nueva San Salvador.
* Antiguo Cuscatlán.
* Ciudad Arce.
* Colón.
* Comasagua.
* Chiltiupán.
* Huizucar.
* Jayaque.
* Jicalapa.
* La Libertad.
* Nuevo Cuscatlán.
* Opico, Quezaltepeque.
* Sacacoyo.
* San José Villanueva.
* San Matías.
* San Pablo Tacachico.
* Talnique, Tamanique.
* Teotepeque.
* Tepecoyo.
* Zaragoza. |
