Downtown: |
San Miguel. |
Foundation: |
June 12th 1824. |
Altitude: |
115 meters above sea level. |
Population: |
489,887 inhabitants . |
Area: |
2 077.10 Km². |
Population density: |
Approximately 219 inhabitants per Km2. |
Geometrical growth rate: |
1.7 % |
Total fertility rate: |
3.3 children per woman |
Infant mortality rate: |
31.0 per thousand. |
Life expectancy at birth: |
69.3 years. |
Migration rate: |
-2.4 miles. |
Festivity: |
Patron Saint Day honoring " Virgen de la Paz". |
Period of festivity: |
From November 14th to November 30th. |
Festivity location: |
San Miguel City. |
Distance from San Salvador: |
138 Kms. |
Road type: |
Paved. |
Transportation: |
Public buses and all kinds of vehicles. |
Recreational activities: |
* Fireworks.
* Serenades.
* Small carnivals.
* Exhibitions.
* Popular dances.
* Competitions.
* Expositions.
* Thematic fairs: livestock, books, etc.
* Recreative games, like "el palo encebado".
* Lotteries.
* Election of the festivities' Queen.
* Musical concerts.
* Parades with floats.
* Sports.
* Ballons elevation.
* Paratroops.
* Gokarts, motocross and bike races. |
Religious activities: |
* Daily Masses.
* Rosaries.
* Confirms.
* Baptisms.
* Sermons.
* Processions.
* "La Virgen de la Paz" is considered the second republic's patron. |
Commercial activities: |
There are sales of:
* Ceramics.
* Riggings.
* Tinplate.
* Clothes.
* Shoes.
* Ornaments.
* Domestic articles.
* Religious articles.
* Candies. |
Municipalities: |
* San Miguel.
* Carolina.
* Ciudad Barrios.
* Comarcan.
* Chapeltique.
* Chinameca.
* Chirilagua.
* El Tránsito.
* Lolotique.
* Moncagua.
* Nueva Guadalupe.
* Nuevo Edén de San Juan.
* Quelepa.
* San Antonio.
* San Gerardo.
* San Jorge.
* San Luis La Reina.
* San Rafael Oriente.
* Sesori.
* Uluazapa. |
