Concepción de Oriente | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | El Salvador |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in El Salvador |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | El Salvador |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | La Unión Department |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 7130 |
Coordinates: | 13.7833°N -130°W |
Elevation M: | 125 |
Concepción de Oriente is a municipality in the La Unión department of El Salvador.
The municipality borders the Goascorán River.The river divides El Salvador and Honduras and serves asthe borderline in El Salvador's eastern part of the country.The villa itself runs into the river. There is no bridge connectingthe municipality to Honduras. The villa used to be known as "Saco".There are paved roads that lead from the nearest big city ofSanta Rosa de Lima, La Unión. The "fiestas patronales"are in the first week of January.
Had the highest percent of remittances in El Salvador in 2005.
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