Monte Quemado
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| location | 25 ° 48 ′ S , 62 ° 50 ′ W | ||
| Height above d. M .: | 203 m | ||
| Population (2001): | 11,387 | ||
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| Province : |
 Santiago del Estero
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| Department : | Copo | ||
| Mayor: | Manuel Osvaldo Castillo, PJ | ||
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| Postal code : | G3714 | ||
| Telephone code: | 03841 | ||
Monte Quemado is the capital of the Copo department in the province of Santiago del Estero in northwestern Argentina . It is located on the Chaco Austral . The distance to the provincial capital Santiago del Estero is 330 kilometers via the Ruta Provincial 5 and the Ruta Nacional 16 . In the classification of the municipalities of the province, it is divided into the 2nd category municipality.
history
The city's founding date is October 5, 1931 .
population
Monte Quemado has 11,387 inhabitants (2001, INDEC ), that is 42 percent of the population of the Copo department.
Web links
- IFAM population data (Spanish)
- Copo Department (Spanish)