Citalá

Citalá is a district in the Chalatenango Department of El Salvador. In Mayan-Ch’orti’ language its name means “the river of the stars”. As of 2013, it had a population of 4,270.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Citalá
Settlement.settlement_type: District
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 Norte

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Geography
Main sights
Church del Pilar-Citalá
References

Citalá is a district in the Chalatenango Department of El Salvador. In Mayan-Ch’orti’ language its name means “the river of the stars”. As of 2013, it had a population of 4,270.

==Geography== It is 47 km from Chalatenango and in the suburbs of the frontier of Honduras. It has an elevation of 788 meters over sea level and is 119 km from San Salvador.