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'''El Salvador''' (''Republica de El Salvador'') is a [[republic]] in [[Central America]], bounded to its west by [[Guatemala]], to its north and east by [[Honduras]] and to its south by the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It has an area of 8,124 sq miles (21,041 sq km) and a population (2006) of 6.8 million. The capital is [[San Salvador]] (1998 pop 1.2 million).

'''El Salvador''' (''Republica de El Salvador'') is a [[republic]] in [[Central America]], bounded to its west by [[Guatemala]], to its north and east by [[Honduras]] and to its south by the [[Pacific Ocean]]. It has an area of 8,124 sq miles (21,041 km²) and a population (2006) of 6.8 million. The capital is [[San Salvador]] (1998 pop 1.2 million).

==Geography==

==Geography==

==History==  

==History==  

The Pipil Indians, descendants of the Aztecs , and the Pocomames and Lencas were the original inhabitants of El Salvador,

The Pipil Indians, descendants of the Aztecs, and the Pocomames and Lencas were the original inhabitants of El Salvador,

The first Salvadoran territory visited by Spaniards was on Meanguera Island, located in the Gulf of Fonseca, where Spanish Admiral, Andrés Niño, lead an expedition to Central America and disembarked on May 31, 1522. In June 1524 the Spanish Captain Pedro de Alvarado started a war to conquest Cuzcatlan. His cousin Diego de Alvarado established the village of San Salvador in April 1525. In 1546, Charles I of Spain granted San Salvador the title of city.  

The first Salvadoran territory visited by Spaniards was on Meanguera Island, located in the Gulf of Fonseca, where Spanish Admiral, Andrés Niño, lead an expedition to Central America and disembarked on May 31, 1522. In June 1524 the Spanish Captain Pedro de Alvarado started a war to conquest Cuzcatlan. His cousin Diego de Alvarado established the village of San Salvador in April 1525. In 1546, Charles I of Spain granted San Salvador the title of city.