What is the Special Municipal Restructuring Law, proposed by Nayib Bukele, about?
The Special Law for Municipal Restructuring, which contains 13 articles and will enter into force on May 1, 2024, was approved with the votes of 67 of 84 parliamentarians in Congress.
“The territory of El Salvador for its administration will continue to be divided into the current 14 departments with 44 municipalities,” while the old 262 will be called “municipal districts,” said Article 1 of the new law approved by legislators.
40 of the 44 localities will be directed, each one, by a municipal council made up of 10 members. The other (4) will be directed by municipal councils of between 14 and 16 members.
Based on the new regulations, it was established that the religious and cultural traditions currently held by the 262 municipalities of the country will be “preserved” and “respected”.
What are the 44 municipalities of El Salvador?
According to the local media The world, This would be the municipalities that each of the 14 current departments in which El Salvador is divided would contain
AHUACHAPAN
1. Ahuachapan North
2. Downtown Ahuachapan
3. Ahuachapan South
SAN SALVADOR
1. North San Salvador
2. San Salvador West
3. San Salvador East
4. Downtown San Salvador
5. San Salvador South
FREEDOM
1. North Liberty
2. Liberty Center
3. West Liberty
4. East Liberty
5. Liberty Coast
6. South Liberty
CHALATENANGO
1. North Chalatenango
2. Chalatenango Center
3. South Chalatenango
CUSCATLAN
1. Cuscatlan North
2. Cuscatlan South
CABINS
1. East Cabins
2. West Cabins
PEACE
1. West Peace
2. La Paz Center
3. East Peace
THE UNION
1. The North Union
2. The South Union
USULUTAN
1. Usulutan North
2. Usulutan East
3. Usulutan West
SONSONATE
1. North Sonsonate
2. Sonsonate Center
3. Sonsonate East
4. Sonsonate West
SAINT ANA
1. Santa Ana North
2. Santa Ana Downtown
3. Santa Ana East
4. Santa Ana West
SAINT VINCENT
1. Saint Vincent North
2. Saint Vincent South
SAN MIGUEL
1. San Miguel North
2. San Miguel Downtown
3. San Miguel West
MORAZAN
1. North Morazan
2. South Morazan