page_title: San Miguel Department (El Salvador)
hierarchical_section_title: San Miguel Department (El Salvador)
context_page_description: San Miguel is a department in the eastern part of El Salvador. The capital is San Miguel. The department is 2,077 km² in area and has a population of over 678,000.
  Before the Spanish conquest of El Salvador, the territory that now consists of the departments of San Miguel, La Unión and Morazán was the Lenca kingdom of Chaparrastique.
  San Miguel was first known as San Miguel de la Frontera. The city was founded by Luis de Moscoso on May 8, 1530, where it is now Santa Elena. On July 11, 1812 the city was given the title of "Noble y Leal Ciudad". It was made a department on June 12, 1824.
  It is the location of Ciudad Barrios, the birthplace of Archbishop Óscar Romero.
context_section_description: San Miguel is a department in the eastern part of El Salvador. The capital is San Miguel. The department is 2,077 km² in area and has a population of over 678,000.
  Before the Spanish conquest of El Salvador, the territory that now consists of the departments of San Miguel, La Unión and Morazán was the Lenca  kingdom of Chaparrastique (Place of Beautiful Orchids).
  San Miguel was first known as San Miguel de la Frontera. The city was founded by Luis de Moscoso on May 8, 1530, where it is now Santa Elena. On July 11, 1812 the city was given the title of "Noble y Leal Ciudad" (noble and loyal city). It was made a department on June 12, 1824.
  It is the location of Ciudad Barrios, the birthplace of  Archbishop Óscar Romero.
caption: Location within El Salvador