La Paz Department (El Salvador)

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La Paz
Department
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Location within El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°29′02″N 88°57′32″W / 13.484°N 88.959°W / 13.484; -88.959
Country	El Salvador
Created (given current status)	February 1852
Seat	Zacatecoluca
Area
• Total	1,227.6 km2 (474.0 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 9th
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	318,374
• Rank	Ranked 10th
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
ISO 3166 code	SV-PA

La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: [la pas]) is a department of El Salvador in the south central area of the country. The capital is Zacatecoluca. La Paz has an area of 1,228 km². The department was created in 1852. There are various caves containing rock writing. The department has a church in Zacatecoluca where the Independence Hero Dr Jose Simeon Cañas y Villacorta was born. He was known as "The Liberator of the Slaves in Central America". In 1833, Anastasio Aquino, an indigenous person, proclaimed himself as "The Emperor of the Nonualcos".