Armenia, El Salvador

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Armenia
Municipality
Flag Seal
Armenia Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°45′N 89°30′W / 13.750°N 89.500°W / 13.750; -89.500
Country	El Salvador
Department	Sonsonate Department
Population
• Total	34,912

Armenia is a municipality in the Sonsonate department of El Salvador. It was founded by Spaniard and a small group of Armenians, there were a significant amount of indigenous people living there when Europeans arrived. According to the official census of 2007, it has a population of 34,912 inhabitants.

History

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The City of Armenia in Sonsonate, El Salvador, was founded by Spanish colonizers during the period of colonization in Latin America. Specific details about the founders may not be available, but in general, the region's cities were established by Spanish expeditions and colonizers in the 16th and 17th centuries. The arrival and establishment of the Armenian community in that region, the founders of Armenia in Sonsonate, El Salvador, were mainly Armenian and Spanish immigrants, who are of European origin, specifically from the Caucasus region in Eurasia and Galicia (Spain). Although Armenians and Spaniards were an important community in the founding of Armenia, Sonsonate, there was also a presence of indigenous people in the region, given the colonial history of El Salvador. The mixture of different communities contributed to the cultural diversity in the formation of the town.

The name of this town was originally "Guaymoco" in ancient Pipil dialect of Nahuat and means "the oratory of the frogs".

Sports

The local professional football clubs are named C.D. Salvadoreño and Rácing Junior and they both currently play in the Salvadoran Third Division.

References

External links

• Finding the Armenians of Central America

13°45′N 89°30′W / 13.750°N 89.500°W / 13.750; -89.500

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