Potonico, District in Chalatenango Sur municipality, Chalatenango Department, El Salvador

Potonico is a district of Chalatenango Sur municipality in Chalatenango Department, El Salvador, covering 37.73 km² with its centre at 260 m above sea level. It borders San Miguel de Mercedes, San Antonio Los Ranchos, San José Cancasque, Jutiapa, Cinquera and San Luis del Carmen, and lies 44 km from San Salvador.

Potonico was a densely populated pre-Columbian Lenca settlement in the Chalatenango area; its people are believed to have fought alongside the cacique Lempira in 1537. The town died out for unknown reasons and was re-established in 1829. It belonged to San Salvador, then to Cuscatlán in 1835 and finally to Chalatenango in 1855; by 1890 it had 1,270 inhabitants.

Potonico's patronal festivals are held in February in honour of the Immaculate Conception. The district name comes from Salvadoran Lenca, in which potoni means language and co means stone, giving "The Stone of Language". The 2024 census recorded 1,766 inhabitants.

Potonico is a district of Chalatenango Sur, 44 km from San Salvador; the centre sits at 260 m above sea level. It borders San Miguel de Mercedes to the north, San Antonio Los Ranchos to the northwest, San José Cancasque to the east, Jutiapa to the southeast, Cinquera to the south and southwest, and San Luis del Carmen to the west and northwest. The patronal festivities fall in February, in honour of the Inmaculada Concepción.

Potonico is a district, not a municipality, of Chalatenango Sur. It borders six districts: San Miguel de Mercedes, San Antonio Los Ranchos, San José Cancasque, Jutiapa, Cinquera and San Luis del Carmen. Its centre lies 44 km from San Salvador, and the 2024 census recorded 1,766 inhabitants.