Urban Development: El Salvador
Five Largest Cities: Soyapango, San Salvador, Santa Ana, San Miguel, Apopa
Population of Largest City: 280,400
Rank Size Rule Applied to Cities: San Salvador-140,200 Santa Ana-93,466 San Miguel-70,100 Apopa-56,080
Actual Population of Cities: San Salvador-257,800 Santa Ana-224,300 San Miguel-186,500 Apopa-175,900
Population of Largest City: 280,400
Rank Size Rule Applied to Cities: San Salvador-140,200 Santa Ana-93,466 San Miguel-70,100 Apopa-56,080
Actual Population of Cities: San Salvador-257,800 Santa Ana-224,300 San Miguel-186,500 Apopa-175,900
The rank size rule states that the second-largest city is one-half the size of the largest city, the third-largest city is one-third the size of the largest city, the fourth is one-fourth the size, etc. In regards to El Salvador's top five cities based on population, the rank size rule does not apply. Rather than decreasing population at a high rate, the populations of these cities only decreases slightly as compared to the predicted population of these cities. Because of this, the rank-size rule as applied to El Salvador is invalidated.
Population: 6.34 million
Population Density: 294.77
Urban Population Density: 4,046,661
Population Living in Slums: 28.9%
Change in Urban Population: 1.35%
Improved with Urban Sanitation: 82%
Improved with Water Supply: 98%
Population Density: 294.77
Urban Population Density: 4,046,661
Population Living in Slums: 28.9%
Change in Urban Population: 1.35%
Improved with Urban Sanitation: 82%
Improved with Water Supply: 98%