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Potonico
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Underwater cemetery (Panteón Viejo), Potonico, Chalatenango
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| Motto(s):
"Roots that grow into the future"
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Location of Potonico within El Salvador
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 Potonico
Location in El Salvador
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| Country |  El Salvador |
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| Department | Chalatenango Department | ||
| Municipality | Chalatenango Sur | ||
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| • Type | Mayoralty | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 14.57 sq mi (37.73 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 856 ft (261 m) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | >2,000 | ||
| • Density | 108.9/sq mi (42.04/km2) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-6 | ||
Potonico is a district in the Chalatenango department of El Salvador. Potonico is limited to the north by San Miguel de Mercedes, to the northwest by San Antonio Los Ranchos, to the east by San José Cancasque, to the southeast by Jutiapa, to the south and southwest by Cinquera, to the west and northwest by San Luis del Carmen. It's 44 km away from the national capital of San Salvador. The district covers an area of 37.73 km² and the centre has an altitude of 260 m above sea level.
The toponym Potonico comes from the potón language and means "The Stone of Language" from Potoni=language, Co=stone.
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