Presidencia de la Plaza

Presidencia de la Plaza
Town
Presidencia de la Plaza Location in Argentina
Coordinates: 26°59′S59°50′W / 26.983°S 59.833°W / -26.983; -59.833
Country	Argentina
Province	Chaco
Department	Presidencia de la Plaza
2nd level Municipality	Presidencia de la Plaza
Founded	1921 (Official)
Elevation	81 m (266 ft)
Population  ((2001 census [INDEC]))
• Total	12,231
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
CPA Base	H 3536
Area code	+54 3734
Climate	Cfa

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.

External links

• Municipal information : Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)