Polorós

Polorós
Municipality
Polorós Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°35′4″N 87°50′28″W / 13.58444°N 87.84111°WCoordinates: 13°35′4″N 87°50′28″W / 13.58444°N 87.84111°W
Country	El Salvador
Department	La Unión Department
Elevation	1,325 ft (404 m)

Polorós is a municipality in the La Unión department of El Salvador.

History

Polorós Columbian Lenca was a settlement. For 1577 he was given as a people of confession to the friars of the convent of Franciscans San Andres Nacaome. As the people of the parish of Gotera, according to Pedro Cortes y Larraz, had a total of 171 inhabitants in 1770, being known as San Gaspar Polorós. It was part Gotera Party from 1786 to 1827. Since 1883 belongs to the district of Santa Rosa de Lima, and from 1865-after having been in San Miguel, the department of La Union. He earned the title of town on February 28, 1891 by Decree lawyers.

General Information

The municipality covers an area of 126.60 km ² and the header has an altitude of 380 meters. Polorós The name means "Hojarascal", "Place of leaves" or "City is reborn." The festivities are celebrated in the month of June in honor of John The Baptist..