Rosario de Mora

Rosario de Mora
Municipality
Rosario de Mora

Location in El Salvador

Coordinates: 13°35′N 89°13′W / 13.583°N 89.217°W / 13.583; -89.217
Country  El Salvador
Department San Salvador Department
Area
  Total 15.1 sq mi (39.2 km2)
Population (2007)
  Total 11,377

Rosario de Mora is a municipality in the San Salvador department of El Salvador. According to the Census of Population and Housing 2007, has 11,377 inhabitants.

History

In the 1807 "The Rosary" was a farm located within the town limits of Panchimalco, years later it became Canton Township. On April, 7 1894 the name became Rosario de Mora. Coordinates: 13°35′N 89°13′W / 13.583°N 89.217°W / 13.583; -89.217


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