El Espinillo (Formosa)
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location | 24 ° 58 ′ S , 58 ° 34 ′ W | |
Height above d. M .: | 72 m | |
Population (2001): | 3534 | |
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Province : | Formosa | |
Department : | Pilagás | |
Mayor: | Arcadio Vera, PJ | |
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Postal code : | P3615 | |
Telephone code: | 03718 | |
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El Espinillo is the capital of the Pilagás Department in the Formosa Province in northern Argentina . It is on Ruta Nacional 86 at kilometer 1,382. The distance to the provincial capital Formosa is 196 kilometers. In the classification of the municipalities of the province it belongs to the municipalities ( Municipio ) of the 2nd category.
Protected areas
The Pay Curuzú ecological reserve is a protected area of around 50 hectares in the Formosa province. The Riacho Porteño flows through the area. The reserve is open for camping and hiking on signposted paths.
Web links
- IFAM Population Statistics (Spanish)
- Reserva Paí Curuzú (Spanish) ( Memento from August 19, 2007 in the Internet Archive )