El Congo, Santa Ana, El Salvador Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of El Congo ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * The town of El Congo was established along the railway between the Sitio del Niño station and the city of Santa Ana at the end of the 20th century, in the jurisdiction of Coatepeque.
 * On March 20, 1933 the cantons of El Congo, El Guineo, San José de las Flores, El Rodeo, El Pezote, La Presa and La Laguna were erected in town, with the name of El Congo, separating from the jurisdiction of Coatepeque.
 * On August 15, 1955, the town of El Congo obtained the category of village.
 * On December 23, 1999, the town El Congo was granted the title of City.
 * The municipality of El Congo has a population of approximately 24,200 people.

Civil Registration

 * Coatepeque (Santa Ana) Registros civiles, 1875-1995 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * El Congo (Santa Ana) Registros civiles, 1989-1999 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * There are no records online for El Congo municipality.

Cemeteries
Index of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of El Congo may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal del Municipio El Congo
 * Dirección: Calle al Cementerio, Cantón El Carmen, El Congo