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 Quezaltepeque, El Paraíso, and San Rafael.
History
Official reports record the town of Santa Rita being established in 1822, while according to Colonial Intendant Antonio Gutiérrez y Ulloa, it was established in 1807. Santa Rita was a part of San Salvador from its establishment until 13 May 1833, after which it was transferred to Chalatenango under the administration of Tejutla until being returned to San Salvador on 21 October 1833.
Geography
Santa Rita has an elevation of 1,257 feet or 383 meters and is 20.52 square miles or 53.14 square kilometers large.
Population
Santa Rita had a population of 1,090 in 1890 and a population of 2,241 in 1956. In the 2007 census, Santa Rita had a population of 5,985 people, with only 400 or 6.7% living in urban areas and the remainder living in rural areas. There were 1,498 occupied homes with an average of 6 people per household. The 2024 census found that Santa Rita's population had decreased to 4,298.
Administrative divisions
Santa Rita is divided into four cantons and three caseríos:
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| Adolfo Guardado Vásquez
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| Nationalist Republican Alliance
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| Atilio López López
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| Social Christian Union
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| Adolfo Guardado Vásquez
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| National Conciliation Party
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See also
- Dulce Nombre de María
References
Citations
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External links
- Official municipal Facebook page