Presidencia de la Plaza
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Presidencia de la Plaza or simply Plaza is a town in Chaco Province
, Argentina
. It is the head town of the Presidencia de la Plaza Department
.
The area was first settled in 1911 and was officially founded in 1921 and named in honour of the former President
Victorino de la Plaza
.
In 2005 the Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
opened a station in the town.
Chaco Province
Chaco is an Argentine province located in the north of the country, near the border with Paraguay. Its capital is Resistencia on the Paraná River opposite the city of Corrientes...
, 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...
. It is the head town of the Presidencia de la Plaza Department
Presidencia de la Plaza Department
Presidente de la Plaza is a department of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 12,000 inhabitants in an area of 2,284km², and its capital city is Presidencia de la Plaza, which is located around 1,120km from Capital Federal.-Attractions:The Parque...
.
The area was first settled in 1911 and was officially founded in 1921 and named in honour of the former President
President of Argentina
The President of the Argentine Nation , usually known as the President of Argentina, is the head of state of Argentina. Under the national Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.Through Argentine history, the...
Victorino de la Plaza
Victorino de la Plaza
Victorino de la Plaza y Palacios was President of Argentina from 9 August 1914 to 11 October 1916.Second son of José Roque Mariano de la Plaza Elejalde and Manuela de la Silva Palacios; his older brother, Rafael de la Plaza, was also a politician and acted as governor of Santiago del Estero...
.
In 2005 the Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
The National Agricultural Technology Institute , commonly known as INTA, is an Argentine federal agency in charge of the generation, adaptation and diffusion of technologies, knowledge and learning procedures for the agriculture, forest and agro-industrial activities within an ecologically clean...
opened a station in the town.