Nuevo Cuscatlan

Nuevo Cuscatlán
Municipality
Nuevo Cuscatlán
Nickname(s): La Joya
Nuevo Cuscatlán Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°39′N 89°16′W / 13.650°N 89.267°W / 13.650; -89.267Coordinates: 13°39′N 89°16′W / 13.650°N 89.267°W / 13.650; -89.267
Country	El Salvador
Department	La Libertad
Government
• Alcalde	Michelle Sol
Elevation	3,179 ft (969 m)

Nuevo Cuscatlán is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. It is situated between the cities of Antiguo Cuscatlán and Santa Tecla, just a couple of minutes away from El Salvador's capital, San Salvador. It is located southeast of Santa Tecla. During the 2012 municipal elections, Nayib Bukele, a young businessman, from the FMLN (Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional) party was elected as mayor.