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Sumpul River
Río Sumpul near Las Pilas, Chalatenango
Location of mouth
Location
Country	El Salvador, Honduras
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• coordinates	13°59′01″N 88°46′58″W / 13.9837°N 88.7828°W / 13.9837; -88.7828

The Sumpul River (Spanish: río Sumpul) is a river in north-western El Salvador on the border with Honduras. It flows through the Chalatenango Department.

On 14 May 1980, the river and the nearby village of Las Aradas were the site of a massacre by the Salvadoran Armed Forces that left between 300 and 600 people dead.

References

1. "Rio Sumpul". GeoNames. Retrieved July 25, 2021.

v t e Chalatenango Department
Capital: Chalatenango
Districts	Agua Caliente Arcatao Azacualpa Chalatenango Citalá Comalapa Concepción Quezaltepeque Dulce Nombre de María El Carrizal El Paraíso La Laguna La Palma La Reina Las Flores Las Vueltas Nombre de Jesús Nueva Concepción Nueva Trinidad Ojos de Agua Potonico San Antonio de la Cruz San Antonio Los Ranchos San Fernando San Francisco Lempa San Francisco Morazán San Ignacio San Isidro Labrador San José Cancasque San Luis del Carmen San Miguel de Mercedes San Rafael Santa Rita Tejutla
Geography	Cerro El Pital Cerrón Grande Reservoir Lempa River San Jose Ojos de Agua Sumpul River
Landmarks	Cayahuanca Stone Cerrón Grande Dam Core Relocations Estadio José Gregorio Martínez St. John the Baptist Cathedral

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