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.

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