Candelaria de la Frontera, Santa Ana, El Salvador Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Candelaria de la Frontera ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * Candelaria de la Frontera was a small village called “El Chaparral”.
 * March 1, 1882 it was erected into a town, with the name of Candelaria.
 * The new municipality was incorporated into the Santa Ana district.
 * When the district of Chalchuapa was created later, the town of Candelaria was incorporated into it.
 * The cantons of Las Piedritas, San Cristóbal and Los Cerros Dormidos, which separated from the municipality of Candelaria and were added to that of El Porvenir on April 8, 1893.
 * On December 17, 1952, the town of Candelaria obtained the title of Villa.
 * Due to its proximity to the border with Guatemala, it is known as Candelaria de La Frontera, to distinguish it from another population.
 * It was granted the title of city on January 25, 2008.
 * The municipality of Candelaria de la Frontera has a population of approximately 25,300 people.

Civil Registration

 * Candelaria de La Frontera (Santa Ana) Registros civiles, 1885-1999 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Candelaria de la Frontera municipality.

Cemeteries
Index of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Candelaria de la Frontera may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Santiago de la Frontera
 * Dirección: SAN 18w, Santiago de la Frontera
 * Cementerio Aldea Bolaños del Cantón La Parada
 * Cementerio de Caserío Las Cristalinas en el Cantón El Jute