El Paraíso, El Salvador Explained

El Paraíso, Chalatenango
Settlement Type:Municipality
Nickname:Villa del paraiso
Pushpin Map:El Salvador
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in El Salvador
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: El Salvador
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Chalatenango Department
Subdivision Name2:El arenal
Leader Name:Dios
Established Date:1786
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Water Km2:12
Area Urban Km2:3
Area Metro Km2:1
Population As Of:13,890
Population Total:12708
Population Blank1 Title:White/caucasian: 20%Mestizos :77%Mulatos/african-salvadoran:3%All asked by censa
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:14.0833°N -94°W
Elevation M:260
Postal Code Type:Sv
Postal Code:00989
Area Code:78

El Paraíso is a municipality in the Chalatenango Department of El Salvador. Settlements of El Paraíso include Calle Nueva, Coyotera, El Arenal, El Desvío, El Tamarindo, La Angostura, and Santa Bárbara. El Paraíso has two rivers: El Rio Grande, and El Río de la Arenal.