Chalatenango Department

Chalatenango
Location of Chalatenango in El Salvador
Data
Capital	Chalatenango
population	204,900 (Ber. 2017)
surface	2,507 km²
Population density	82 inhabitants / km²
structure	33
Highest elevation	El Pital 2730  m
ISO 3166-2	SV-CH
Website	Amss.gob.sv

Chalatenango is one of 14 departments in El Salvador and is located in the north of the country on the border with Honduras .

The capital of the department is the city of the same name Chalatenango . Chalatenango was founded on February 14, 1855.

The hydroelectric power stations Cerrón Grande and 5 de Nov on the Río Lempa supply the region with electricity. Chalatenango is also home to the highest mountain in El Salvador, El Pital at 2,730 meters.

Municipios

The Chalatenango department is in turn divided into 33 municipalities :

Agua Caliente Arcatao Azacualpa Chalatenango Citalá Comalapa Concepción Quezaltepeque Dulce Nombre de María El Carrizal El Paraíso La Laguna La Palma La Reina Las Vueltas Nombre de Jesus Nueva Concepción

Nueva Trinidad Ojos de Agua Potonico San Antonio de la Cruz San Antonio Los Ranchos San Fernando San Francisco Lempa San Francisco Morazan San Ignacio San Isidro Labrador San Jose Cancasque San Jose Las Flores San Luis del Carmen San Miguel de Mercedes San Rafael Santa Rita Tejutla

Web links

• http://www.amss.gob.sv/pages/municipios/chalatenango.htm
• http://www.4elsalvador.com/departamento_de_la_chalatenango.htm

Coordinates: 14 ° 12 ′  N , 89 ° 0 ′  W