Central America
El Salvador
Chalatenango Department

Potonico

Potonico is a district in the municipality of Chalatenango Sur in the of . Potonico is limited to the north by , to the northwest by , to the east by , to the southeast by , to the south and southwest by , to the west and northwest by .
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Photo: Huberto Contreras, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cerrón Grande Dam.

Industrial building
Photo: JMRAFFi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cerrón Grande Hydroelectric Dam spans the 78 km north of in the municipalities of Potonico, and Jutiapa in . The concrete gravity dam has a height of 90 m and a length of 800 m. is situated 3 km south of Potonico.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San José Cancasque and San Antonio Los Ranchos.

Town
is a district in the of . is situated 4½ km east of Potonico.

Town
is a district in the of . is situated 4½ km north of Potonico.

Town
is a district in the of . is situated 7 km northeast of Potonico.

Potonico

Latitude
13.96466° or 13° 57′ 53″ north
Longitude
-88.89166° or 88° 53′ 30″ west
Population
1,770
Elevation
253 metres (830 feet)
Open location code
765HX475+V8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3188730587
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3584030
Wiki­data ID
Q3909571
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Potonico” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Potonico”
  • Cebuano: “Potonico”
  • Chinese: “Potonico”
  • Chinese: “波托尼科”
  • Dutch: “Potonico”
  • French: “Potonico”
  • Italian: “Potonico”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Potonico”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Potonico”
  • Portuguese: “Potonico”
  • Spanish: “Potonico”

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Highlights include Policia Nacional Civil and Iglesia de Potonico.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Potonico”. Photo: Huberto Contreras, CC BY-SA 3.0.