Morazán Department

Morazán (Spanish pronunciation: [moɾaˈsan]) is a department of El Salvador. Located in the northeast part of the country, its capital is San Francisco Gotera. It covers a total surface area of 1,447 km² and has a population of more than 199,500.

This article is about the department of El Salvador. For the department of Honduras, see Francisco Morazán Department.
Morazán
Department
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Location within El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°46′30″N 88°05′53″W
Country El Salvador
Created
(given current status)		1875
SeatSan Francisco Gotera
Area
 • Total1,447.4 km2 (558.8 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 7th
Population
 • Total199,519
 • RankRanked 12th
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
ISO 3166 codeSV-MO
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