Famaillá
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| location | 27 ° 3 ′ S , 65 ° 25 ′ W | ||
| Height above d. M .: | 339 m | ||
| Population (2010): | 22,924 | ||
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 Tucuman
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| Department : | Famaillá | ||
| Mayor: | José Fernando Orellana | ||
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| Postal code : | T4132 | ||
| Telephone code: | 03863 | ||
Famaillá is the capital of the Famaillá department in the Tucumán Province in northwestern Argentina .
Famaillá is traversed by the Río Famaillá , is 339 meters above sea level and has 22,924 inhabitants (2010, INDEC). The distance to the provincial capital San Miguel de Tucumán is 35 kilometers. Famaillá is known in Argentina as the capital of empanada .
history
- On September 19, 1841 Famaillá was the scene of the Batalla de Monte Grande , in which the troops of Juan Manuel de Rosas fought against the Liga del Norte of General Juan Lavalle under the command of Manuel Oribe .
- On May 28, 1975, the army in Manchalá engaged in an armed conflict with the ERP guerrillas . As a result, the army set up a secret prison and torture center in the Escuela "Diego de Rojas". One of the first of the military dictatorship.
- On May 12, 1999, the sugar sector organized the "Tractorazo", a demonstration with large land vehicles to protest against the government's economic policies.
Agriculture
The main crops are sugar cane , strawberries , cultivated blueberries and citrus fruits . Famaillá is also active in beekeeping .
Worth seeing
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen . Historic monument.
- Anfíteatro "Luis Sandrini" . The venue for the music program of the Festival Nacional de la Empanada . The amphitheater was named after one of the most famous comedians in Argentine cinema.
Festivals
- Festival Nacional de la Empanada (September). According to local self-assessment, the tastiest empanadas in Argentina are baked in Famaillá. To prove this, Famaillá invites every year in September to check this out at a folk festival with dance and music. A jury made up of local dignitaries, stars from the Argentine showbiz and a well-known folk artist will choose the best empanada baker of the year. The personal recipes for dough and filling are as secret as the Coca-Cola effervescent recipe. The empanadas are baked in clay ovens over root wood and eaten hot.
Web links
- IFAM population data (Spanish)
- INTA research station (Spanish)
- Famaillá empanada recipe (Spanish) ( Memento from January 29, 2008 in the Internet Archive )