Meanguera del Golfo is a municipality in the La Unión department of El Salvador. It is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) from department of La Unión and 213 km (132 mi) from San Salvador on the island of Meanguera in the Gulf of Fonseca. It has an area of 23.6 km2 (9.1 sq mi) with a population of 2,398 inhabitants (2007).
Three countries - Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua - have coastline along the gulf, and all three have been involved in a lengthy dispute over the rights to the gulf and the islands located there within. In 1992, a chamber of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) decided the Land, Island and Maritime Frontier Dispute, of which the gulf dispute was a part. The ICJ determined that El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua were to share control of the Gulf of Fonseca. El Salvador was awarded the islands of Meanguera and Meanguerita, and Honduras was awarded El Tigre Island.[1]
Current[when?] Mayor: Since 2012-2015 Luis Dheming-Almendarez
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^Kawas, Jorge (18 March 2013). . Pulsa Merica. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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meanguera, golfo, municipality, unión, department, salvador, located, kilometres, from, department, unión, from, salvador, island, meanguera, gulf, fonseca, area, with, population, inhabitants, 2007, town, morazán, department, meanguera, morazán, municipalityl. Meanguera del Golfo is a municipality in the La Union department of El Salvador It is located 30 kilometres 19 mi from department of La Union and 213 km 132 mi from San Salvador on the island of Meanguera in the Gulf of Fonseca It has an area of 23 6 km2 9 1 sq mi with a population of 2 398 inhabitants 2007 Meanguera del Golfo For a town in Morazan Department see Meanguera Morazan Meanguera del GolfoMunicipalityMeanguera del GolfoLocation in El SalvadorCoordinates 13 10 47 N 87 41 51 W 13 17972 N 87 69750 W 13 17972 87 69750Country El SalvadorDepartmentLa Union DepartmentArea Total9 1 sq mi 23 6 km2 Population 2007 Total2 398 Three countries Honduras El Salvador and Nicaragua have coastline along the gulf and all three have been involved in a lengthy dispute over the rights to the gulf and the islands located there within In 1992 a chamber of the International Court of Justice ICJ decided the Land Island and Maritime Frontier Dispute of which the gulf dispute was a part The ICJ determined that El Salvador Honduras and Nicaragua were to share control of the Gulf of Fonseca El Salvador was awarded the islands of Meanguera and Meanguerita and Honduras was awarded El Tigre Island 1 Current when Mayor Since 2012 2015 Luis Dheming AlmendarezReferences edit Kawas Jorge 18 March 2013 El Salvador Sovereignty issues over Gulf of Fonseca Pulsa Merica Archived from the original on 9 April 2016 Retrieved 7 July 2014 External links edit nbsp This El Salvador location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Meanguera del Golfo amp oldid 1197690821, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
