Map of San Miguel, San Miguel Department, El Salvador

San Miguel is the administrative centre of San Miguel Department, El Salvador, with a population of about 247,126. It lies at 13.4833°N, 88.1833°W. San Miguel is about 111 km (69 mi) east of San Salvador, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Usulután, 32 km to the southwest.

San Miguel at a glance

Where is San Miguel?

• The 3rd largest city in El Salvador by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 20 min on the shortest day to 12 h 55 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near San Miguel

• Usulután — 32 km southwest
• San Vicente — 69 km west
• Zacatecoluca — 74 km west
• Cojutepeque — 85 km west
• San Martín — 86 km northwest
• Ilopango — 103 km west
• Soyapango — 106 km west
• Ciudad Choluteca — 109 km east, Honduras
• Delgado — 110 km west
• San Marcos — 110 km west

Largest cities in El Salvador

• San Salvador — 525,990
• Soyapango — 329,708
• Santa Ana — 176,661
• Mejicanos — 160,317
• Santa Tecla — 124,694
• Apopa — 112,158
• Delgado — 71,594
• Sonsonate — 59,468
• San Marcos — 54,615
• Usulután — 51,910

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Other places named San Miguel

• San Miguel — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• San Miguel — Central Luzon, Philippines

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.