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Presidencia de la Plaza

Coordinates: 26°59′S 59°50′W / 26.983°S 59.833°W / -26.983; -59.833
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Presidencia de la Plaza
Town
Presidencia de la Plaza is located in Argentina
Presidencia de la Plaza
Presidencia de la Plaza
Location in Argentina
Coordinates: 26°59′S 59°50′W / 26.983°S 59.833°W / -26.983; -59.833
Country Argentina
Province Chaco
DepartmentPresidencia de la Plaza
2nd level MunicipalityPresidencia de la Plaza
Founded1921 (Official)
Elevation
81 m (266 ft)
Population
 ((2001 census [INDEC]))
 • Total
12,231
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
CPA Base
H 3536
Area code+54 3734
ClimateCfa

Presidencia de la Plaza or simply Plaza, is a town in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Presidencia de la Plaza Department.

The area was first settled in 1911 and was officially founded in 1921 and named in honour of the former President Victorino de la Plaza.

In 2005 the Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria opened a station in the town.

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  • Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)