About 220 thousand people.

San Miguel is the biggest city in the eastern part of the country and sits below a tall, pointy volcano. It is known for its warm weather and its huge, colorful carnival.
Dance at the famous November carnival, visit the white cathedral, and gaze up at the smoking Chaparrastique volcano.
The San Miguel Carnival fills the streets with music, floats, and dancing, and it is one of the biggest parties in Central America.
The Chaparrastique volcano towers over the city and sometimes puffs out little clouds of steam.