Chalatenango is a department, located at the North-West of the El Salvador. Its capital is Chalatenango.

The ruins of Las Matras contain traces of the populations and caves of the prehistoric time in which one finds inscription mural. Chalatenango acquired the statute of department February 14th 1855.

One finds in the department, the hydroelectric Stopping " of November 5th " , close to the border with Cabañas.

The culminating point of the country, El Pital (2 730,06 m), is located in the department of Chalatenango.

Municipalities

1. Agua Caliente

2. Arcatao
3. Azacualpa
4. Chalatenango
5. Citalá
6. Comalapa
7. Concepción Quezaltepeque
8. Dulce Number of María
9. El Carrizal
10. El Paraíso
11. Laguna
12. Palma
13. Reina
14. Tired Vueltas
15. Number of Jesús
16. Nueva Concepción
17. Nueva Trinidad
18. Ojos de Agua
19. Potonico
20. San Antonio of 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 Jose Cancasque
28. San Jose Mow Flora
29. San Luis LED Carmen
30. San Miguel from Mercedes
31. San Rafael
32. Santa Rita
33. Tejutla