Makallé Explained

Makallé
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Argentina
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Makallé in Argentina
Coordinates:-27.2°N -76°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Argentina
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Chaco
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:General Donovan
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:55
Population Total:3812
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:ART
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:CPA base
Postal Code:H3514
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:+54 3722
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Cfa

Makallé is a town in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the General Donovan Department.

The town is named after a battle at Mekelle during the Italian invasion of Abyssinia in the 19th century.

History

The Argentine government established a line of fortresses in Lapachito, Ciervo Petiso y Makallé during the Conquest of Chaco campaign, intended to occupy the indigenous areas in the north-east of Argentina. These fortresses formed the basis of future settlement in the region. By the 1890s the indigenous people had given up the area and it was settled by Italian immigrants amongst others.