Santa Rita | |
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District | |
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  Santa Rita Location in El Salvador | |
| 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]
- ^ "Santa Rita". City Population. 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Santa Rita". iSDEM (in Spanish). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Santa Rita". Geonames. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Santa Rita". Chalatenango.sv (in Spanish). 1 February 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2021.