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Rosario de Mora

Coordinates: 13°35′N 89°13′W / 13.583°N 89.217°W / 13.583; -89.217
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Rosario de Mora
Municipality
Rosario de Mora is located in El Salvador
Rosario de Mora
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
DepartmentSan 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

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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 it was renamed as Rosario de Mora.[citation needed] 13°35′N 89°13′W / 13.583°N 89.217°W / 13.583; -89.217