Frías (Santiago del Estero)
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Frías is a city in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 , located southwest of the province of Santiago del Estero
Santiago del Estero
Santiago del Estero is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina. It has a population of 244,733 inhabitants, making it the twelfth largest city in the country, with a surface area of 2,116 km². It lies on the Dulce River and on National Route 9, at a distance of...

 , near the border with the province of Catamarca
Catamarca
Catamarca may refer to:*San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina*Catamarca Province, Argentina...

, and is the head of the Department Choya . It is located on the banks of the river Albigasta at coordinates: 28 ° 38'60 "S 65 ° 09'05" W.

The city was founded on September 24, 1874.

Population

It has 25,405 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001), representing a significant increase in 22,048 inhabitants (INDEC, 1999) the previous census. This magnitude is positioned as the third Agglomeration in the province. Before being considered a city with the name Frias, was known by the name of Villa Únzaga, when he was a railway place. Frias now known as the city of friendship by his warmth towards their visitors, plus their population growth is closely linked to the high start-up firms in the new industrial area a few kilometers from the city that will to generate many jobs and improve the lifestyle of the city.

Trivia

It is the first place where a marriage between persons of the same sex occurred in Argentina, July 29 of 2010.
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