Map of Sonsonate, El Salvador
Sonsonate is the administrative centre of Sonsonate Department, El Salvador, with a population of about 59,468. It lies at 13.7189°N, 89.7242°W. Sonsonate is about 58 km (36 mi) west of San Salvador, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ahuachapán, 26 km to the northwest.
Sonsonate at a glance
Country
Region
Sonsonate Department
Population
59,468GeoNames
Coordinates
13.7189, -89.724213°43′08″N 89°43′27″W
Time zone
America/El_SalvadorUTC−06:00
Local time
–
Distance to San Salvador
58 km (36 mi)
Where is Sonsonate?
- The 9th largest city in El Salvador by recorded population.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 11 h 19 min on the shortest day to 12 h 56 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Sonsonate
- Ahuachapán — 26 km northwest
- Santa Ana — 35 km northeast
- Santa Tecla — 48 km east
- Antiguo Cuscatlán — 51 km east
- Mejicanos — 58 km east
- San Salvador — 58 km east
- Cuscatancingo — 59 km east
- San Marcos — 59 km east
- Apopa — 60 km east
- Delgado — 60 km east
Largest cities in El Salvador
- San Salvador — 525,990
- Soyapango — 329,708
- San Miguel — 247,126
- Santa Ana — 176,661
- Mejicanos — 160,317
- Santa Tecla — 124,694
- Apopa — 112,158
- Delgado — 71,594
- San Marcos — 54,615
- Usulután — 51,910
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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.