Laguna Limpia Explained

Official Name:Laguna Limpia
Settlement Type:Municipality and village
Pushpin Map:Argentina
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Argentina
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Argentina
Subdivision Name1:Chaco Province
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Libertador General San Martín Department
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Juan de la Cruz Riquelme
Established Date:4 September 1944
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:
Population Total:1,186
Timezone:ART
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:-26.4958°N -59.6808°W
Elevation M:229
Postal Code Type:CPA Base
Postal Code:H 3515
Area Code:+54 03725

Laguna Limpia is a village and municipality in Chaco Province in northern Argentina.[1]

History

The village was developed due to the construction of the railroad in the area. The first families started to populate the area, mainly families of the railroad construction workers or their management staff.

It owes its name to the existence of a lake nearby, known for the clarity of its water. This made the first people who arrived to build the train station to call it "the station where the clear lake is", which in time was shortened to "Laguna Limpia" (Clear Lake).

The village was officially formed on 4 September 1944.

Population

The population, according to the was 1,1876 inhabitants, which more than doubled the population of 433 in the previous census of 1991.[2]

Roads and connections

The main road connecting the town is Provincial Route 30 (unpaved), connecting to the north with Provincial Route 3 (then to Presidencia Roca and Pampa del Indio), and to the south to Ciervo Petiso and Colonias Unidas. The other Provincial road is Provincial Route 42, connecting to the southeast to the village of Las Garcitas.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mininterior.gov.ar/ Ministerio del Interior
  2. Web site: Población de la Provincia del Chaco según localidad. Población censada en 1991 y población por sexo en 2001. . xls . 30 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927140031/http://www.indec.gov.ar/censo2001s2_2/Datos/22000LC121.xls . 2011-09-27 . dead .