Sumpul River
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.[1]
| 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 |
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
- "Rio Sumpul". GeoNames. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
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