El Paraíso, Chalatenango

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Municipality in Chalatenango Department, El Salvador

El Paraíso, Chalatenango

Municipality

Nickname:

Villa del paraiso

El Paraíso, Chalatenango

Location in El Salvador

Coordinates: 14°5′N 89°5′W﻿ / ﻿14.083°N 89.083°W﻿ / 14.083; -89.083Coordinates: 14°5′N 89°5′W﻿ / ﻿14.083°N 89.083°W﻿ / 14.083; -89.083
Country|  El Salvador
Department| Chalatenango Department
Government

Area

• Water| 5 sq mi (12 km2)
• Urban

| 1 sq mi (3 km2)
• Metro

| 0.4 sq mi (1 km2)
Elevation

| 850 ft (260 m)
Population

(13,890)

• Municipality| 12,708
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Sv|

00989

Area code| 78

El Paraíso is a municipality in the Chalatenango of El Salvador. El Paraiso has many towns, including El Arenal, La Angostura, El Desvio, Santa Bárbara, Calle Nueva, El tamarindo, and Coyotera. El Paraíso has one of three natural reservation of department Chalatenango is located in El arenal. El Paraiso has two rivers: El Rio Grande, and El rio de la Arenal. A massacre of 8 Dutch journalists and FMLN guerrillas occurred near El Paraíso on 17 March 1982.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Report of the UN Truth Commission on El Salvador". Derechos Human Rights. 29 March 1993. pp. 69–75. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

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Chalatenango Department

Capital: Chalatenango

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

Geography|

* Cerro El Pital
* Cerrón Grande Reservoir
* Sumpul River

Landmarks|

* Cayahuanca Stone

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