Campo Gallo

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Campo Gallo
Basic data
location 26 ° 35 ′  S , 62 ° 51 ′  W Coordinates: 26 ° 35 ′  S , 62 ° 51 ′  W
Height above d. M .: 190  m
Population (2001): 5455
  (Argentina)
 
 
administration
Province : Santiago del EsteroSantiago del Estero Santiago del Estero
Department : Alberdi
Mayor: Amado Tomás Chamorro
Others
Postal code : G3747
Telephone code: 03846

Campo Gallo (formerly: Hipólito Yrigoyen ) is the capital of the Alberdi department in the province of Santiago del Estero in northwestern Argentina . It is located in the northeast of the province in the middle of the Chaco Austral , 242 kilometers from the provincial capital Santiago del Estero and connected to it via the Ruta Provincial 5 . Campo Gallo is the intersection of the aforementioned road with Rutas Provinciales 17 and 177 . In the classification of the municipalities of the province, it is classified as 3rd category municipality.

population

Campo Gallo has 5,455 inhabitants (2001, INDEC ), that is 34 percent of the population of the Alberdi department.

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