San Vicente Department

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San Vicente
Department
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Location within El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°31′34″N 88°45′07″W / 13.526°N 88.752°W / 13.526; -88.752
Country	El Salvador
Created (given current status)	1824
Seat	San Vicente
Area
• Total	1,184.0 km2 (457.1 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 11th
Population
• Total	174,561
• Rank	Ranked 13th
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
ISO 3166 code	SV-SV

San Vicente (Spanish pronunciation: [sam biˈsente]) is a department of El Salvador in the center of the country. The capital is San Vicente. On October 4, 1834, San Vicente City of Austria and Lorenzana (Ciudad de San Vicente de Austria y Lorenzana) was made the capital of State of El Salvador during the Federal Republic of Central America. In 1840, it was no longer the capital of the State of El Salvador, but it continues to be the capital of the department. The department was created on June 12, 1824. The San Vicente department is 1,184 km² (457 sq mi) and has a population in excess of 174,500. The forest Bosque La Joya is found in San Vincente.