Añatuya

City in Santiago del Estero, Argentina

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28°28′S 62°50′W / 28.467°S 62.833°W / -28.467; -62.833Country

ArgentinaProvince

Santiago del EsteroDepartmentGeneral TaboadaFoundedJuly 5, 1912Elevation

98 m (322 ft)Population

(2010 census)

• Total23,286Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)CPA base

G3760

Dialing code+54 3844Climate BShWebsiteOfficial website

Añatuya is a city in the province of Santiago del Estero, Argentina. It has 23,286 inhabitants as per the 2010 census [INDEC], and is the head town of the General Taboada Department. It lies on the southeast of the province, east of the Salado River, and about 150 km from the provincial capital Santiago del Estero. La Añatuya is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Añatuya, and it was the birthplace of the renowned tango composer Homero Manzi and basketball player Gabriel Deck.

Notable people

María Elisa Castro (born 1954), politician

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Añatuya.

Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
Municipalities of the Taboada Department. Santiago del Estero Province, official website.