Morazán department
| Morazán | ||
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 Location within El Salvador |
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| Coordinates: 13°46′30″N 88°05′53″W / 13.775°N 88.098°WCoordinates: 13°46′30″N 88°05′53″W / 13.775°N 88.098°W | ||
| Country |
 El Salvador
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| Created (given current status) |
1875 | |
| Seat | San Francisco Gotera | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,447.4 km2 (558.8 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | Ranked 7th | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 199,519 | |
| • Rank | Ranked 12th | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SV-MO | |
Morazán (Spanish pronunciation: [moɾaˈsan]) is a department of El Salvador. Located in the northeast part of the country, its capital is San Francisco Gotera. It covers a total surface area of 1,447 km² and has a population of more than 199,500.
Gotera was made a department in 1875, with its capital at Osicala. On February 8, 1877, Gotera was made the capital. The department changed its name from Gotera to Morazán on March 14, 1877.
Morazán was a major stronghold of the guerrilla movement during the 1979-1992 civil war. The infamous El Mozote massacre took place in this department in the village of El Mozote on December 11, 1981, when Salvadoran armed forces killed an estimated 900 civilians in an anti-guerrilla campaign. Originally dismissed by the Salvadoran and United States governments as an invention of anti-government propaganda, the massacre was confirmed in the early 1990s through exhumation of bodies buried at the site. A museum commemorating the Salvadoran civil war, the Museum of the Revolution, was established in the municipality of Perquín.
Among the agricultural products that stand out are the basic grains, sugar cane, henequen, grass, orchard plants, bananas, cocoa, and coffee. The upbringing of bovine, horses, sheep, and asinine livestock exists.
The Sapo River is an ecotourism destination whose turquoise-colored waters have their source in the heights of the north of Morazán. The Sapo River is reached by the highway that drives from Joateca to Arambala. 1 km. after the bridge there is a deviation with access to housing operated by Prodetur.
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