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Gobernador Garmendia

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Gobernador Garmendia
Town
CountryArgentina
ProvinceTucumán Province
DepartmentBurruyacú Department
Population
 (2001)
 • Total2,353

Gobernador Garmendia is a small town in Burruyacú Department in the Tucumán Province of Argentina. It is located on Provincial Road 336, and is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the border with Santiago del Estero Province. It is named in honor of Pedro de Garmendia, appointed governor of Tucumán in 1840.[1]

The town lies in an area where soybeans are grown. There is high unemployment and limited state jobs or private commercial activity.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Un poco de historia". Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  2. ^ "La opción de Garmendia es comuna o desempleo". La Gaceta. Retrieved 18 October 2012.