Arcatao

Arcatao is a district and small town in the Department of Chalatenango, El Salvador.

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Settlement.name: Arcatao
Settlement.settlement_type: District
Settlement.image_skyline: Arcatao - panoramio.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.pushpin_map: El Salvador
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in El Salvador
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Chalatenango
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Chalatenango Sur
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2: 66.8
Settlement.population_as_of: 2024 census
Settlement.population_total: 2252
Settlement.population_rank: 245th in El Salvador

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Population: 2252
Area: 66.85
Elevation: 648
Image: Arcataofoto22.jpg

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Arcatao is a district and small town in the Department of Chalatenango, El Salvador.

==Geography== Arcatao is located 32 km east from Chalatenango at the border with the Republic of Honduras in a small valley between the mountains; La Cañada and Caracol. Rivers include the Sumpul River, Lempa River, Zazalapa River and the Guayampoque River. Its little villages are: Cerro Grande, Eramon, Las Vegas, Los Sitios, Teosinte and Los Filos.