Usulutan Department (El Salvador) (original) (raw)
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Departamento de Usulután
Last modified: 2021-08-25 by rob raeside
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image by Fred Drews, 04 June 2014
See also:
Municipalities:
- Alegría (Ciudad de Alegría)
- Berlín
- California
- Concepción Batres
- Ereguayquín
- Estanzuelas
- Jiquilisco
- Jucuapa
- Jucuarán
- Mercedes Umaña
- Nueva Granada
- Ozatlán
- Puerto El Triunfo
- San Agustín
- San Buenaventura
- San Dionisio
- San Francisco Javier
- Santa Elena
- Santa María
- Santiago de María
- Tecapán
- Usulután (Capital)
- Villa El Triunfo
Overview
The flag has 23 yellow stars for the 23 municipalities. A large star also represents the capital of the department and three medium size for the original 3 municipalities it was divided in.
Fred Drews, 29 March 2002
The department of Usulut�n (464,883 inhabitants in 2006; 213,040 ha) was established on 22 June 1865. Usulut�n means Ocelots' Town, from "usulut" / "ucelut", "an ocelot", and "tan", "a town", a suffix used to indicate a settled place.
Blue represents the sky and the immensity of the sea that bathes the department.
White is a symbol of peace and harmony.
Green represents the fertility of the soil.
The coat of arms was validated on 17 June 1965 by the Ministry of the Interior. The flag and the coat of arms were proclaimed on 22 June 1965 the official symbols of the department.
The coat of arms features the map of the department, surrounded by maize ears, representing the main crop grown by the Lenca. In the middle is placed the powerful hand of the worker and entrepreneur, raising with faith the new agricultural power: coffee and cotton. The lower part of the emblem features the paradisiacal Bay of Esp�ritu Santo, its salt industry and splendid fish resources.
http://departamentondeusulutan.blogspot.fr/2007/06/bandera-del-departamento-de-usulutan_30.html- Unofficial blog
Photo of the flag:
http://alcaldiausulutan.gob.sv/2017/05/05/celebracion-dia-mundial-de-la-tierra
Ivan Sache 16 May 2017
Formal Version
image by Fred Drews, 04 June 2014
I suppose it is a more formal "state flag" version.
Rob Raeside, 04 June 2014
Without the stars, it would rather look like the flag of the municipality ofUsulután, and not the flag of the department. See:http://alcaldiausulutan.gob.sv/2014/05/30/paco-meardi-alcalde-instalo-bandera-de-usulutan/
I hope it helps.
Olivier Touzeau, 04 June 2014
Flag at Website
image from <www.guanaquin.com>
Department flag found at <www.guanaquin.com>: Horizontal tricolour of green, white and blue, with 23 light blue stars in the centre.
J.J.Andersson, 29 March 2002
The flag was a quick rendition made by the person who drew it for the newspaper.
Fred Drews, 29 March 2002
Coat of Arms
Regal version
image contributed by Fred Drews
Simple version
image from <www.guanaquin.com>
See also: <www.datapillar.net>