Chirilagua
Chirilagua is a municipality in southeastern El Salvador, in the department of San Miguel.
It contains approximately 24,000 inhabitants as a result of census of 2007. The town is located on a mountain plateau adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. There is a lot to do at this town; from eating traditional food, to playing soccer in La plaza or the soccer fields, to just getting a snow cone and walking around. “ La Plaza “ which is a center of the town where there are many food places, a turf field, shopping center, grocery store playground, and basketball court. There are many types of religions in this town but the most popular one is Catholicism. The main Catholic church is located in the middle of the town beside “ La Plaza”. As traditions, every December 12 the Catholic community gets together to celebrate the Virgin Mary.
The local football club is named Club Deportivo Estrellas del Sur and it currently plays in the Salvadoran Third Division.
It contains approximately 24,000 inhabitants as a result of census of 2007. The town is located on a mountain plateau adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. There is a lot to do at this town; from eating traditional food, to playing soccer in La plaza or the soccer fields, to just getting a snow cone and walking around. “ La Plaza “ which is a center of the town where there are many food places, a turf field, shopping center, grocery store playground, and basketball court. There are many types of religions in this town but the most popular one is Catholicism. The main Catholic church is located in the middle of the town beside “ La Plaza”. As traditions, every December 12 the Catholic community gets together to celebrate the Virgin Mary.
The local football club is named Club Deportivo Estrellas del Sur and it currently plays in the Salvadoran Third Division.
Map - Chirilagua
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Among the Mesoamerican nations that historically controlled the region are the Lenca (after 600 AD), the Mayans, and then the Cuzcatlecs. Archaeological monuments also suggest an early Olmec presence around the first millennium BC. In the beginning of the 16th century, the Spanish Empire conquered the Central American territory, incorporating it into the Viceroyalty of New Spain ruled from Mexico City. However the Viceroyalty of New Spain had little to no influence in the daily affairs of the isthmus, which was colonized in 1524. In 1609, the area was declared the Captaincy General of Guatemala by the Spanish, which included the territory that would become El Salvador until its independence from Spain in 1821. It was forcibly incorporated into the First Mexican Empire, then seceded, joining the Federal Republic of Central America in 1823. When the federation dissolved in 1841, El Salvador became a sovereign state, then formed a short-lived union with Honduras and Nicaragua called the Greater Republic of Central America, which lasted from 1895 to 1898.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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SVC | Salvadoran colón | 2 | |
USD | United States dollar | $ | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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ES | Spanish language |