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.

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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
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: José Lorenzo Valdivieso (since 2006)
Settlement.leader_party: ARENA
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2013
Settlement.population_total: 4,270

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Population: 4581
Area: 79.36
Elevation: 716
Image: Templo Inmaculada Concepción de Maria.jpg

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Church del Pilar-Citalá
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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.