Los Catutos Explained

Official Name:Los Catutos
Settlement Type:Municipality and village
Pushpin Map:Argentina Neuquén Province#Argentina
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Argentina
Subdivision Name1:Neuquén Province
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Zapala Department
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Sergio Quinchao
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1997
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:229
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:ART
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:-38.8367°N -70.1981°W
Postal Code Type:CPA base
Postal Code:Q8351
Area Code:+54 2942
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Csb

Los Catutos is a village and municipality in Neuquén Province in southwestern Argentina.[1] It is located in the center of the province, 20 km from the department capital, Zapala.

History

Before it became a municipality, Los Catutos started as a mining town in 1954. Since then until the 1990s, the town's economy was based on the extraction of limestone and flagstone. In 1986, the last mining company closed down, but shortly after it re-opened. The municipality was created on August 15, 1997, comprising the area of Los Catutos and the nearby villages Laguna Miranda and El Ministerio.[2]

Population

According to the 1991 census, a total of 214 people lived in town. From 1991 to 2001, the population increased to 281 inhabitants. At the time of the Argentine census of 2010, 229 people inhabited the area of Los Catutos.[3]

After the local quicklime factory closed down in the 1990s, many locals moved away to nearby municipalities, looking for similar jobs.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mininterior.gov.ar/ Ministerio del Interior
  2. News: Los Catutos celebra hoy 15 años de vida institucional. September 25, 2012. April 28, 2015. Neuquén province's official website. Neuquén province.
  3. Web site: Censo 2010 por area. 2010. April 28, 2015. Dirección provincial de estadística y censo. Neuquén province. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072951/http://www.estadisticaneuquen.gob.ar/Publicaciones/censo_2010_por_area.pdf. March 4, 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: Los Catutos. 2010. April 28, 2015. Federal council of investments. Neuquén province. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205411/http://localidades.cfi.org.ar/Neuquen/Los-Catutos/Bienvenidos/1826/29456. March 4, 2016. dead.