Abdón Castro Tolay

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Rural municipality and village in Jujuy Province, Argentina
Abdón Castro Tolay
Rural municipality and village
Country Argentina
ProvinceJujuy Province
DepartmentCochinoca
Established1919
Government
 • Village PresidentAsiscio Puca
Population
 • Total229
 Population
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
Postcode
Y4641
Area code03887
ClimateBWk

Abdón Castro Tolay is a rural municipality and village in the Cochinoca department in Jujuy Province in Argentina.[1] It was founded in October 1919. Its main activity is the raising of llamas and sheep.

Features

Abdón Castro Tolay, formerly Barrancas, is a place of enormous natural walls that preserve cave paintings and petroglyphs. The town, which bears the name of a teacher who dedicated his life to the community, is on provincial route RP 75. The main activity of the town is the breeding of sheep and llamas. There is a garment making spinning mill and regional products, which have revived the previously paralyzed economy. Before, a cooperative of artisans provided blankets to schools in la Puna, a project which sees the active participation of families from other Jujuy towns.

There is a primary school, Secondary School No. 13, a First Aid Center, a public library and a Sportscenter, the Neighborhood Center is named Sargento Cabral, the town square is named 9 de Julio and the cultural sports club is called la Inca. As for religious activity, there is an evangelical and a Catholic church.

Demography

  • Population in 1991: 199 inhabitants (INDEC).
  • Population in 2001: 229 inhabitants (INDEC), of which 51.10% are women and 48.90% are men.
  • Population in 2011: 250 inhabitants approximately. According to the La Hora newspaper of Jujuy.
  • View of the Village of Abdón Castro Tolay
    View of the Village of Abdón Castro Tolay
  • View of the nearby countryside landscape near the village of Abdón Castro Tolay
    View of the nearby countryside landscape near the village of Abdón Castro Tolay
  • Barrancas Central Plaza
    Barrancas Central Plaza
  • Front of the Church in Barrancas
    Front of the Church in Barrancas
  • Statue in Barrancas square
    Statue in Barrancas square
  • Countryside near to the village of Barrancas
    Countryside near to the village of Barrancas

References

  1. ^ Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)

23°22′S 66°04′W / 23.367°S 66.067°W / -23.367; -66.067