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The capital of each of the departments have the same flag and coat of arms of the department except for Cojutepeque in the Cuscatlan department and San Francisco Gotera in Morazán, where the emblem is different.
Fred Drews, 11 November 2004

There were legislative and municipal elections in El Salvador this past Sunday. As I have mentioned before, there are always changes in flags and coat of arms, in a few cities. The new elected mayor of the capital, the city of San Salvador, announced today that he is changing the current flag and coat of arms, which were adopted three years ago, to the original designs that were used for more than 75 years.
Fred Drews, 9 March 2018

El Salvador has rather recently changed its administrative structure. A new layer of local government has been created,  the districts. President Nayib Bukele proposed lowering the number of municipalities in the country to 44 on June 1, 2023. Twelve days later, the Legislative Assembly approved this. Each municipality existing before May 1, 2024 (the date the law went into effect) became a district of a municipality.

Currently, municipalities have generic names, which are composed of the department and location. Examples of this are San Salvador Centro, San Miguel Norte, Sonsonate Oeste, etc. More municipalities may be created if they have sufficient resources, a capital of at least 20,000 people, and conform to plans of national development. It is up to the Legislative Assembly to create new municipalities, however.
Daniel Rentería, 5 July 2024


Municipalities after the 2024 restructuring


Municipalities in FOTW (before 2024)