Chalatenango Department

department of El Salvador

Key facts

Country: El Salvador
Established: 14 February 1855
Capital: Chalatenango
Governor: Amílcar Iván Monge Monge ( NI )
Total: 778.61 sq mi (2,016.58 km )
Rank: 5th
Highest elevation: 8,960 ft (2,730 m)
Density: 238.80/sq mi (92.201/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( CST )
Iso 3166 code: SV-CH
Website: chalatenango .sv

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Chalatenango ( Spanish pronunciation: [tʃalateˈnaŋɡo]) is a department of El Salvador located in the northwest of the country. The department's capital city is the city of Chalatenango, which shares the same name as the department. Chalatenango covers a land area of 778.61 square miles (2,016.58 km) and contains over 185,930 inhabitants. Chalatenango's maximum elevation, located at Cerro El Pital (the country's highest point), is 8,960 feet (2,730 m).

Amílcar Iván Monge Monge of Nuevas Ideas has been the governor of Chalatenango since 2020.