Usulután is the 5th largest city in El Salvador, and capital of the Department of Usulutan

Usulután Department

Usulután from the Nawat language is a department of El Salvador in the southeast of the country . The capital is Usulután.It is El Salvador's largest department...

 in the south-east of El Salvador

El Salvador

El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...

. As of 2006, it is estimated to have population of 71,636 people.

Usulutan rests in a rich agricultural valley.

The city was badly damaged by the Salvadoran earthquakes of February 2001, in addition to Hurricane Mitch

Hurricane Mitch

Hurricane Mitch was the most powerful hurricane and the most destructive of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season, with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph . The storm was the thirteenth tropical storm, ninth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the season. Along with Hurricane Georges, Mitch...

 in 1998.

It is home to one of the most successful football clubs in the country CD Luis Angel Firpo who play at Sergio Torres Stadium. Sergio Torres Stadium is the only stadium in the country that is fully owned by the football club.

Birth place to many interesting characters such as former President Elías Antonio Saca González, Schafik Handal

Schafik Handal

Schafik Jorge Handal was a Salvadoran politician. Born in Usulután, he was the son of Palestinian Arab immigrants.-Biography:...

, Alvaro Torres

Álvaro Torres

Álvaro Torres is a Salvadoran singer and songwriter. His current Record Label is Big Dream Christian Music located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.-Biography:...

and Maria Simon.