Chalatenango (; known as "Chalate" by locals) is a town and

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

Chalatenango department Chalatenango () is a department of El Salvador, located in the northwest of the country. The capital is the city of Chalatenango. The Chalatenango Department encompasses 2,017 km² and contains more than 204,000 inhabitants. ''Las Matras A ...

El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...

. It is the capital of the department. As of 1 May 2021, Alfredo Hernández of

Nuevas Ideas Nuevas Ideas (Spanish for ''New Ideas'') is a Salvadoran populist political party founded on 25 October 2017 and based in San Salvador. It was founded by the current President of the Republic of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. It was legalized by the ...

(NI) is the municipality's mayor.

Overview

The coat of arms is the same as the department's, as is the flag. , the municipality covers an area of and has a population of 29,271. It is divided administratively into 6 cantons and 36 '' caserios''.

Sports

Chalatenango is home to the professional

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teams

Alacranes Del Norte Alacranes del Norte (formerly known as ''Nejapa Fútbol Club'') was a football club based in Chalatenango, El Salvador. The club last played in the Segunda División. In January 2011, it was announced that the Alacranes del Norte license had bee ...

and A.D. Chalatenango. The home ground for both clubs is

Estadio José Gregorio Martínez The Estadio José Gregorio Martínez is a multi-use stadium located in the city of Chalatenango, El Salvador. Specifically in the Km 72 ½ mile of the road leading from San Salvador to the provincial capital, is used for football, where the loc ...

. It features floodlights and a main stand with seating accommodation. Another popular sport in the region is ranching or

Jaripeo Jaripeo () refers to a form of bull riding practiced mainly in central and southern Mexico. It developed in the 16th century and originally involved riding fighting bulls to the death, but later evolved to where contestants attempt to ride bucki ...

. Events take place every few months in the villages around Chalatenango and in the field opposite the Gregorio Martinez outside of Chalatenango city.

Notable residents

* Samuel Castillo – footballer *

Gladys Landaverde Gladys Nataly Landaverde Hernández (born 23 February 1990 in San Ignacio, Chalatenango) is a Salvadoran middle-distance runner. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 1500 metres. Personal bests Outdoor *800 m: 2:07.87 min ...

– Olympic long-distance runner for El Salvador

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* * {{Coord, 14, 02, N, 88, 56, W, region:SV_type:city, display=title Municipalities of the Chalatenango Department