Chalatenango, Chalatenango
Chalatenango | |
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District | |
City center of Chalatenango Municipal seat | |
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Flag | |
| Nickname: Chalate | |
Chalatenango | |
| Coordinates: 14°02′N 88°56′W / 14.033°N 88.933°W | |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Department | Chalatenango |
| Settled | 15th century[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alfredo Hernández (NI) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 50.8 sq mi (131.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,299 ft (396 m) |
| Population (2024)[3] | |
• Total | 30,679 |
| • Density | 410/sq mi (160/km2) |
| • Seat/Town | 16,200[2] |
| Demonym | Chalateco |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (CST) |
| Website | Official website |
Chalatenango (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃalateˈnaŋɡo]; known as "Chalate" [tʃaˈlate] by locals) is a town and district in the Chalatenango department of El Salvador. It is the capital of the department. As of 1 May 2021, Alfredo Hernández of Nuevas Ideas (NI) is the municipality's mayor.[4]
Overview
Before the Spanish conquest of El Salvador, the region near modern day Chalatenango was inhabited by the "Xaratenan" tribe.[5]
The coat of arms is the same as the department's, as is the flag.
As of 2007, the municipality covers an area of 131.5 square kilometres (50.8 sq mi) and has a population of 29,271. It is divided administratively into 6 cantons and 36 caserios.
Sports
Chalatenango is home to the professional football teams Alacranes Del Norte and A.D. Chalatenango. The home ground for both clubs is Estadio José Gregorio Martínez. It features floodlights and a main stand with seating accommodation.
Another popular sport in the region is ranching or Jaripeo. Events take place every few months in the villages around Chalatenango and in the field opposite the Gregorio Martínez outside of Chalatenango city.
Notable people
- Manuel de Jesús Córdova (1911–?), military officer
- Miguel Díaz (born 1957), footballer
- Roberto Domínguez (born 1997), footballer
- Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar (born 1968), bishop of the Diocese of Chalatenango since 2016
- Evelio Menjivar-Ayala (born 1970), auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington since 2023
- Carlos Humberto Romero (1924–2017), President of El Salvador from 1977 to 1979
See also
References
- ^ "Historia de Chalatenango" [History of Chalatenango]. chalatenango.gob.sv (in Spanish). 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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- ^ [2]
- ^ "Alcalde Chalateco Alfredo Hernández Limpiará la "Casa Municipal" con Apego a la Ley" [Chalateco Mayor Alfredo Hernández will Clean the "Municipal House" with Full Force of the Law]. ennewssv.com (in Spanish). El Norteño News. 2 March 2021. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Tribus Indígenas que Habitaron Chalatenango" [Indigenous Tribes that Inhabited Chalatenango]. Chalatenango.sv (in Spanish). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
External links
- Media related to Chalatenango at Wikimedia Commons
- Chalatenango travel guide from Wikivoyage