General Manuel Belgrano (Formosa)
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| location | 24 ° 56 ′ S , 59 ° 2 ′ W | ||
| Height above d. M .: | 75 m | ||
| Population (2001): | 4381 | ||
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 Formosa
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| Department : | Patiño | ||
| Mayor: | Amado Bobadilla | ||
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| Postal code : | P3615 | ||
| Telephone code: | 03716 | ||
General Manuel Belgrano is a place in the Patiño department in northern Argentina . It is located 175 kilometers from the provincial capital Formosa in the southwest of the province of the same name . In the classification of the municipalities of the province it belongs to the municipalities ( Municipio ) of the 3rd category. In 1991 the city only had 3,556 inhabitants, the population increased by 23% by 2001.
The city's namesake, Manuel Belgrano , took part in the May Revolution and created the Argentine flag. Other places are named after him, including a. the Belgrano district in Buenos Aires .
Web links
- IFAM Population Statistics (Spanish)