Villa Ojo de Agua
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| location | 29 ° 30 ′ S , 63 ° 42 ′ W | ||
| Height above d. M .: | 504 m | ||
| Population (2001): | 5832 | ||
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| administration | |||
| Province : |
 Santiago del Estero
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| Department : | Ojo de Agua | ||
| Mayor: | Rodolfo Lino Capellini | ||
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| Postal code : | G5250 | ||
| Telephone code: | 03856 | ||
Villa Ojo de Agua is the capital of the Ojo de Agua department in the Santiago del Estero Province in northwestern Argentina . It is located 209 kilometers from the provincial capital Santiago del Estero and is connected to it via the Ruta Nacional 9 . In the classification of the municipalities of the province, it is classified as 3rd category municipality.
history
The foundation date of the place is August 25, 1991.
population
Villa Ojo de Agua has 5,832 inhabitants (2001, INDEC ), that is 43 percent of the population of the Ojo de Agua department.
tourism
- Embalse de Báez (7 km): Shady camping under trees by the lake.
- Arroyo Lascano (7 km): hiking by the river between rocky mountain slopes
- Cisco Huasi (4 km): The hill on the banks of the Arroyo Lascano allows wide views over the country and impresses with a large abundance of birds.
- El Cajón (15 km) and Inti Huasi (10 km): cave paintings
- Cantamampa (4.5 km): Hiking along the scenic Arroyo Cantamampa
Festivals
- Festival Nacional del Artesano (February 27th and 28th): Folklore festival with popular folk music.
Web links
- IFAM population data (Spanish)
- Ojo de Agua Department (Spanish)