Sonsonate Department (El Salvador)

Departamento de Sonsonate

Last modified: 2005-05-28 by dov gutterman
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by Fred Drews, 2 December 2004

• Overview
• Coat of Arms

See Also:

• El Salvador
• El Salvador - Clickable Map
• El Salvador - Subdivisions

Municipalities:

• Acajutla
• Armenia
• Caluco
• Cuisnahuat
• Izalco
• Juayúa
• Nahuilingo
• Nahuizalco
• Salcoatitán
• San Antonio del Monte
• San Julián
• Santa Catarina Masahuat
• Santa Isabel Ishuatán
• Sonsonate (Capital)
• Sonzacate
• Sto. Domingo de Guzmán

Overview

At <www.guanaquin.com> you can find: "La municipalidad, presidida por el alcalde Don Miguel González Delgado, en sesión extraordinaria celebrada el dia 29 de enero de 1944, acordó que los colores de la bandera serían verde, que significa las numerosas campiñas, y blanco y azul en veneración de la enseña patria."
Does this mean the the order of the colors is opposite to the flag above?
Dov Gutterman, 13 June 2003

It is mentioned as the flag of the municipality, which could mean different flags for departemento and municipality.
Dirk Schonberger, 14 June 2003

I dont have confirmation.  if I don't remember wrong Fred Drew reported this flag from a plate or poster and I don't have evidence that it is a mistake (notice that if colours are upside down the stripes compositión will