Jucuarán

Jucuarán
Jucuarán Catholic Church
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Jucuarán
Coordinates: 13°15′16″N 88°14′56″W
Country	El Salvador
Department	Usulután Department
Town	September 16, 1936
City	June 26, 1997
Government
• Type	Democratic, Mayor-Council Municipality
• Mayor	Álvaro Rodríguez (Nuevas Ideas)
Area
• City	239.69 km2 (92.54 sq mi)
• Urban	0.56 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Elevation	675 m (2,214 ft)
Population  (2007)
• City	13,424
• Density	56/km2 (145/sq mi)
• Demonym	Jucuareño
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central Standard Time)
SV-LI	CP 3411
Area code	+ 503
Website	www.alcaldiajucuaran.com

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.