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Chalatenango (department) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 14 08 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 14.1333 decimal degrees |
Long: 089 01 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -89.0167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Bordered on the south and west by Río Lempa Valley, on the north by Río Sumpul and Honduras; produces most of nation's wheat; other crops include cassava, coffee, fruits, and sesame seed; site of unrest between government forces and leftist guerrillas in early 1980s. |
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Chalatenango (preferred,C,V,French)
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Chalatenango, Departamento de (C,V)
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Departamento de Chalatenango (C,V,O)
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Chalatenango department (C,O)
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ES03 (C,U,FIPS)
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department (preferred, C) |
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formed in 1855 |
first level subdivision (C) |
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agricultural land (C) |
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