# 2022 in Central America

The following lists events that happened during 2022 in Central America.

## Incumbents
### Belize

* Chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II (until September 8) Charles III onwards
* Represented by Governor-General Dame Froyla Tzalam
* Head of Government: Prime Minister Johnny Briceno (starting 2020)

### Costa Rica

* Chief of state and Head of Government: President Carlos Alvarado Quesada (until May 7, 2018) Rodrigo Chaves Robles onwards
** First Vice President Stephan Brunner; (since 2022)
** Second Vice President Mary Munive (since 2022)

### El Salvador

* Chief of state and Head of Government: President Nayib Bukele Ortez (since 2019)
* Vice President Felix Augusto Antonio Ulloa Garay (since 2019)

### Guatemala

* Chief of state and Head of government: President Alejandro Eduardo Giammattei Falla (since 2020)
* Vice-president César Guillermo Castillo Reyes (since 2020)

### Honduras

* Chief of state and Head of Government: President Xiomara Castro (since 2022)
* Vice Presidents: Salvador Nasralla, Doris Gutiérrez, Renato Florentino (since 2022)

### Nicaragua

* Chief of state and Head of government: President Daniel Ortega (since 2007)
* Vice President Rosario Murillo Zambrana (since 2017)

### Panama

* Chief of state and Head of Government: President Laurentino "Nito" Cortizo Cohen (since 2019)
* Vice President Jose Gabriel Carrizo Jaen (since 2019)

## Events
### Elections

* 6 February: 2022 Costa Rican general election

### Holidays
#### January to March

* January 1 – New Year's Day
* January 9 – Martyrs' Day (Panama)
* February 14–15 – Carnival, Public holidays in Panama
* March 2 – Ash Wednesday, Panama
* March 7 – National Heroes & Benefactors Day, Belize.
* March 14 – Commonwealth Day, Belize

#### April to June

* April 14 – Holy Thursday, Costa Rica
* April 15 – Good Friday
* April 16 – Holy Saturday
* April 18 – Easter Monday
* April 11 – Juan Santamaría Day, Costa Rica
* April 14 – Pan American Day, Honduras
* May 1 – Labour Day, International Workers' Day
* June 30 – Army Day, Public holidays in Guatemala

#### July to September

* July 19 – Sandinista Revolution Day, Public holidays in Nicaragua
* July 25 – Guanacaste Day, Costa Rica
* August 2 – Virgin of Los Angeles Day, Costa Rica
* August 3 – Fiesta of San Salvador, celebrated in El Salvador
* September 10 – Saint George's Caye Day, Belize
* September 14 – San Jacinto Day, Nicaragua
* September 15/20 – Act of Independence of Central America, independence from Spain in 1821; celebrated in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras Nicaragua
* September 21 – Independence Day, Belize

#### October to December

* October 7 – Francisco Morazán′s Birthday, Honduras
* October 21 – Armed Forces of Honduras Day
* October 12 – Pan America Day, Belize
* October 20 – Guatemalan Revolution Day
* November 1 – All Saints' Day, celebrated in Guatemala
* November 3 – Separation Day (from Colombia, 1903), Panama
* November 4 – Flag of Panama Day
* November 5 – Colón Day, Panama
* November 10 – Los Santos Uprising Day, Panama
* November 19 – Garifuna Settlement Day, Belize
* November 29 – Independence Day, Panama
* December 8 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Nicaragua Panama
* December 25 – Christmas Day
* December 27 – Boxing Day, Belize

## Sports

* 26 July - November 3: 2022 CONCACAF League

## Deaths

* February 10 – Manuel Esquivel, Prime minister of Belize (1984-1989)