Santa Rita | |
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District | |
Coordinates: 14°07′43″N 89°00′18″W / 14.12861°N 89.00500°W | |
Country | El Salvador |
Department | Chalatenango |
Municipality | Chalatenango Centro |
Established | 1807 or 1822 |
Disestablished | 12 May 1902 |
Reestablished | 28 April 1903 |
Named for | Rita of Cascia[2] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ismael Romero Gutiérrez (ARENA) |
Area | |
• Total | 20.52 sq mi (53.14 km2) |
Elevation | 1,257 ft (383 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,367[1] |
• Density | 359/sq mi (138.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC–6 |
Santa Rita is a district in the Chalatenango department of El Salvador and is one of the largest municipalities of Chalatenango. It has a shoreline on Lake Suchitlán and is bordered by the municipalities of Comalapa, Dulce Nombre de María, Concepción Quetzaltepeque, El Paraíso, and San Rafael.[4]