La Paz is a department of El Salvador in the south central area of the country. The capital is Zacatecoluca . It has 1223.61 km² and a population of more than 300,000.

The department was created on February, 1852.

There are various caves where exist rock writing. The department has a church in Zacatecoluca where the Independece Hero Dr Jose Simeon Cañas y Villacorta was born. He was known as "The Liberator of the Slaves in Central America".

In 1833, Anatasio Aquino, an indigenous person, proclaim himself as "The Emperor of the Nonualcos".

Municipalities

1. Cuyultitán
2. El Rosario
3. Jerusalén
4. Mercedes La Ceiba
5. Olocuilta
6. Paraíso de Osorio
7. San Antonio Masahuat
8. San Emigdio
9. San Francisco Chinameca
10. San Juan Nonualco
11. San Juan Talpa
12. San Juan Tepezontes
13. San Luis La Herradura
14. San Luis Talpa
15. San Miguel Tepezontes
16. San Pedro Masahuat
17. San Pedro Nonualco
18. San Rafael Obrajuelo
19. Santa María Ostuma
20. Santiago Nonualco
21. Tapalhuaca
22. Zacatecoluca