Nuevo Cuscatlán

Nuevo Cuscatlán is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. It is situated between the cities of Antiguo Cuscatlán and Santa Tecla, just a couple of minutes away from El Salvador's capital, San Salvador. It is located southeast of Santa Tecla. During the 2012 municipal elections, Nayib Bukele, a young businessman, from the FMLN (Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional) party was elected as mayor.

Nuevo Cuscatlán
Municipality
Nuevo Cuscatlán
Nickname(s): 
La Joya
Nuevo Cuscatlán
Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°39′N 89°16′W
Country El Salvador
DepartmentLa Libertad
Government
  AlcaldeRoberto Morales
Elevation
3,179 ft (969 m)


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