Tartagal
Basic data | ||
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Surface: | 3015 km 2 | |
location | 22 ° 31 ′ S , 63 ° 48 ′ W | |
Height above d. M .: | 510 m | |
Population (2001): | 60,585 | |
Density: | 20 inhabitants / km² | |
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administration | ||
Province : | Salta | |
Department : | General José de San Martín | |
Structure: | 32 barrios | |
Mayor: | Sergio Napoleón Leavy, FJplV | |
Others | ||
Postal code : | A4560 | |
Telephone code: | 03875 | |
Tartagal website |
Tartagal is a city in the General José de San Martín department in the Salta province in northwestern Argentina , near the border with Bolivia. It has 60,585 inhabitants (as of 2001, INDEC ), making it the second largest city in the province. It is located in a forest area with a subtropical climate.
population
Many descendants of various Indian tribes live in Tartagal, each of whom live in their own quarters and in the surrounding area, including the Chiriguano , Chané , Wichí , Chulupí and the Chorote .
economy
The economy is largely based on tropical agriculture and agribusiness.
oil
Petroleum was discovered at the beginning of the 20th century. Around 25 percent of the oil production and around 16 percent of the natural gas production in Argentina originate here. After 1926 workers moved to this zone and thus contributed to the accelerated population growth of Tartagal. The national oil company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF) provided housing for its employees, built schools for their children and paid vacation pay.
In 1992, the government of Carlos Menem decided to privatize the development, production and export of oil and natural gas. As a result, the rights were transferred to the Spanish group Repsol . Tartagal became the stage for violent social conflicts when around 90 percent of the former state-employed YPF workers were laid off in the course of privatization.
Web links
- IFAM statistical data ( Memento of July 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)
- Tartagal (Spanish)
- del Bermejo - Weekly newspaper on the web for the north of the province of Salta (Spanish)