Suchitoto

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Suchitoto
Municipality
Suchitoto, El Salvador
Suchitoto Suchitoto, Cuscatlan, El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°56′N 89°2′W / 13.933°N 89.033°W / 13.933; -89.033
Country	El Salvador
Department	Cuscatlan
Indigenous Peoples	Nahuat
Elevated to Villa	March 22, 1836
Elevated to City	July 15, 1858
Government
• Mayor	Pedrina Rivera
Elevation	1,086 ft (331 m)
Population  (2007)
• Municipality	24,786
• Urban	7,654

Suchitoto is a municipality in the Department of Cuscatlán, El Salvador that has seen continuous human habitation long before Spanish colonization. Within its municipal territory, Suchitoto holds the site of the original founding of the Villa of San Salvador in 1528 that existed for a short time before the site was abandoned. In more recent times, the municipality has prospered even after the severe effects of civil war in El Salvador that lasted between 1980 - 1992 and saw the population of Suchitoto decrease from 34,101 people in 1971 to 13,850 by 1992.^[1] It has become an important tourist destination partly due to its well conserved colonial architecture and cobblestone roads that provide a sense of Spanish colonial living. This rise in tourism has attracted service sector businesses to open up in the small city including hostels, restaurants, and picturesque cafes. As a result of tourism, many arts and cultural spaces have opened up in Suchitoto that are also providing positive alternative opportunities for youth in the community. According to the 2007 Official Census, the small city has a population of 24,786 people with 7,654 people living in the urban area and 17,132 people living in the rural communities.^[2]