Larroque, Entre Ríos

Larroque (Argentina)
Municipality and city

Larroque, Entre Rios, Argentina
Larroque (Argentina)
Coordinates: AR 33°02′00″S 59°01′00″W / 33.03333°S 59.01667°W / -33.03333; -59.01667
Country  Argentina
Province Entre Ríos Province
Department Gualeguaychú Department
Founded 1 December 1909
Government
  Mayor Dario Benedetti (Cambiemos)

Larroque (Argentina) is a city in the Gualeguaychú Department, Entre Ríos Province, in north-eastern Argentina.[1] It is located on the South of the province, between Gualeguay and Gualeguaychú. It has a population of 6451 according to the 2010 Census.

History

Larroque was officially founded in 1909, when the train station of the same name of the General Urquiza Railway was inaugurated. The first settlers had established there in the 19th century, when the place was known as Kilometer 23. It is a municipality of first class since 1986.[2]

Notable residents and natives

References

  1. Ministerio del Interior (Spanish)
  2. "Honorable C�mara de Diputados de Entre R�os - ..:: Consultas de Legislaci�n ::..". www.hcder.gov.ar. Retrieved 2015-08-23. replacement character in |title= at position 12 (help)

Coordinates: 33°02′S 59°01′W / 33.033°S 59.017°W / -33.033; -59.017


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