Santa Elena, El Salvador
Santa Elena is a district of the municipality of Usulután Este in the Usulután Department of El Salvador. It became a district following the country’s 2023–2024 municipal reorganization, which reduced 262 municipalities to 44 and reclassified former municipalities as districts under the new structure. According to the 2024 population census, the district has 16,051 inhabitants.
Santa Elena and the surrounding region have been referenced in international reporting related to mining legislation and gold exploration in eastern El Salvador.