El Colorado (Argentina)
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location | 26 ° 18 ′ S , 59 ° 22 ′ W | |
Height above d. M .: | 64 m | |
Population (2001): | 12,780 | |
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administration | ||
Province : | Formosa | |
Department : | Pirane | |
Mayor: | Mario Brignole, PJ | |
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Postal code : | P3603 | |
Telephone code: | 03717 |
El Colorado is a municipality in the Pirané department in the Formosa province in northern Argentina . It is 400 kilometers from the provincial capital Formosa and only a few kilometers from the border with the Chaco province . In the classification of the municipalities of the province it belongs to the municipalities ( Municipio ) of the 2nd category.
history
El Colorado is a former reduction of the Matacos . The founding date of the place is February 11, 1936.
Personalities
- Jorge González , professional wrestler and professional basketball player
Web links
- IFAM Population Statistics (Spanish)
- Cooperative El Colorado (Spanish)