Map of Santa Ana, Santa Ana Department, El Salvador

Santa Ana is the administrative centre of Santa Ana Department, El Salvador, with a population of about 176,661. It lies at 13.9942°N, 89.5597°W. Santa Ana is about 53 km (33 mi) northwest of San Salvador, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ahuachapán, 32 km to the west.

Santa Ana at a glance

Where is Santa Ana?

• The 4th largest city in El Salvador by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 18 min on the shortest day to 12 h 57 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Santa Ana

• Ahuachapán — 32 km west
• Sonsonate — 35 km southwest
• Asunción Mita — 41 km northwest, Guatemala
• Apopa — 46 km southeast
• Santa Tecla — 46 km southeast
• Jutiapa — 49 km northwest, Guatemala
• Antiguo Cuscatlán — 49 km southeast
• Mejicanos — 50 km southeast
• Cuscatancingo — 50 km southeast
• Delgado — 52 km southeast

Largest cities in El Salvador

• San Salvador — 525,990
• Soyapango — 329,708
• San Miguel — 247,126
• Mejicanos — 160,317
• Santa Tecla — 124,694
• Apopa — 112,158
• Delgado — 71,594
• Sonsonate — 59,468
• San Marcos — 54,615
• Usulután — 51,910

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Other places named Santa Ana

• Santa Ana — California, United States
• Santa Ana — Central Luzon, Philippines
• Santa Ana — Táchira, Venezuela

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.