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Map of El Salvador showing Morazán department.
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Map of El Salvador showing Morazán department.
Morazán is a department of El Salvador. Located in the northeast part of the country, its capital is San Francisco Gotera. It covers a total surface area of 1447.45 km² and has a population of more than 250,000.
Gotera was made a department in 1875, with its capital at Osicala. On February 8, 1877, Gotera was made the capital. The department changed its name from Gotera to Morazán on March 14, 1877 .