Potonico
Potonico is a district in the municipality of Chalatenango Sur 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.