Jucuarán Explained

Official Name:Jucuarán
Flag Size:100px
Seal Size:75px
Mapsize:275px
Pushpin Map:El Salvador
Coordinates:13.2544°N -88.2489°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:El Salvador
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Type2:Metro
Subdivision Name1:Usulután Department
Established Title:Town
Established Date:September 16, 1936
Established Title2:City
Established Date2:June 26, 1997
Government Type:Democratic, Mayor-Council Municipality
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Álvaro Rodríguez (Nuevas Ideas)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:239.69
Area Total Sq Mi:92.54
Area Urban Km2:0.56
Area Urban Sq Mi:0.21
Elevation M:675
Elevation Ft:2214
Population Total:13424
Population As Of:2007
Population Density Km2:56
Population Density Sq Mi:145
Population Blank1 Title:Demonym
Population Blank1:Jucuareño
Postal Code Type:SV-LI
Postal Code:CP 3411
Area Code:+ 503
Timezone:Central Standard Time
Utc Offset:−6

Jucuarán is a municipality in the department of Usulután, El Salvador. According to the official census of 2007, it has a population of 13,424 inhabitants.

History

The population is of pre-Columbian origin Ulúa, and by the year 1550 it was inhabited by about 300 people. It suffered an onslaught of pirates in 1682, which forced the inhabitants to flee the town. Upon their return they established a new settlement, apart from the original one. According to Pedro Cortés y Larraz, by 1770 it belonged to the parish of Ereguayquín. He entered the San Alejo Party in 1786, and on June 12, 1824, the department of San Miguel. Years later it would be extinguished as a municipality, and it became a canton, but its status was restored and it became part of the department of Usulután. By 1890 it had 1,268 inhabitants. By Legislative Decree of September 16, 1936, Jucuarán obtained the title of town in 1997.