Country Argentina Time zone ART (UTC-3) Dialing code +54 3863 Elevation 750 m Population 24,397 (2012) | Department Famaillá CPA base T4132 Website Official website Local time Thursday 4:19 AM Province Tucumán Province | |
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Weather 26°C, Wind W at 3 km/h, 83% Humidity | ||
Famaillá is a city in the province of Tucumán, Argentina, located 30 km south from the provincial capital San Miguel de Tucumán. It has 30,951 inhabitants as per the 2001 census , and is the head town of the Famaillá Department.
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The city is called the "National Capital of the Empanada". It hosts a festival dedicated to it every September.
The area hosts an experimental agricultural station of the National Institute of Agro-Technology (Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, INTA). Its economy is based on exports of sugar and strawberry.
Famaillá was the site of the Battle of Monte Grande in 1841, between the forces loyal to Juan Manuel de Rosas commanded by Manuel Oribe and the League of the North, led by Juan Lavalle.
References
Famaillá Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA