Chirilagua, San Miguel, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1786 this Chirilagua hacienda was included in the San Miguel district.
 * On April 24, 1899, it was dismembered together with that of Gualozo in the district of San Miguel and was incorporated into the municipality of Intipucá, Department of La Unión.
 * April 20, 1901, the valleys of Chirilagua and Gualozo, in the jurisdiction of Intipucá, and those of San Pedro, Guadalupe and Chilanguera, in the jurisdiction of San Miguel, were erected in town, with the name of Chirilagua.
 * The new municipality was incorporated into the district of San Miguel and on May 18, 1901, the first municipality came into operation.
 * On April 17, 1940, it was granted the title of Villa and since its foundation it is part of the district of San Miguel.
 * On June 24, 1999 it was granted the title of city.
 * The municipality of Chirilagua has a population of approximately 20,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Chirilagua municipality.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Chirilagua may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de San Pedro Chirilagua
 * Direction: 27ª Calle Poniente, Chirilagua
 * Cementerio Viejo
 * Direction: Carretera Pavimentada Chirilagua, Chirilagua