Chalatenango Department

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Departamento de Chalatenango
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Flag Coat of Arms
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Location Map
Capital Chalatenango
Area Ranked 5th
2,016.58 km²
Population
 - 1992 census
 - 2006 estimate 		Ranked 11th
177,320
227,699
ISO 3166-2 SV-CH

Chalatenango is a department of El Salvador in the northwest of the country. The capital is Chalatenango. It has 2016.58 km² and more than 220,000 inhabitants.

Las Matras Archelogical Ruins which has archelogic remains of old populations and caves where there is rock writing. It was made department on February 14, 1855. It is found in Chalatenango, the "5th of November" Hydroelectric Dam near the border with Cabañas.

In this department is located the highest point of the country, El Pital with an elevation of 2730.06 m.

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Municipalities

  1. Agua Caliente
  2. Arcatao
  3. Azacualpa
  4. Chalatenango
  5. Citalá
  6. Comalapa
  7. Concepción Quezaltepeque
  8. Dulce Nombre de María
  9. El Carrizal
  10. El Paraíso
  11. La Laguna
  12. La Palma
  13. La Reina
  14. Las Vueltas
  15. Nombre de Jesús
  16. Nueva Concepción
  17. Nueva Trinidad
  18. Ojos de Agua
  19. Potonico
  20. San Antonio de la Cruz
  21. San Antonio Los Ranchos
  22. San Fernando
  23. San Francisco Lempa
  24. San Francisco Morazán
  25. San Ignacio
  26. San Isidro Labrador
  27. San José Cancasque
  28. San José Las Flores
  29. San Luis del Carmen
  30. San Miguel de Mercedes
  31. San Rafael
  32. Santa Rita
  33. Tejutla

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