Official Name: | Larroque |
Settlement Type: | Municipality and city |
Pushpin Map: | Argentina |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | Gualeguaychú Department |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1 December 1909 |
Leader Party: | Cambiemos |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Dario Benedetti |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2010 census |
Population Total: | 6,451 |
Timezone: | ART |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Coordinates: | -33.0333°N -59.0167°W |
Larroque is a city in the Entre Ríos Province, in north-eastern Argentina.[1] It is located on the South of the province, between Gualeguay and Gualeguaychú. It has a population of 6,451 according to the 2010 Census.
Larroque was officially founded in 1909, when the train station of the same name of the General Urquiza Railway was inaugurated. The first settlers had established there in the 19th century, when the place was known as Kilometer 23. It is a municipality of first class since 1986.[2]