Primero de Mayo Department

Primero de Mayo is a south eastern department of in . The provincial subdivision has a population of about 9,000 inhabitants in an area of 1,864 km2, and its capital city is , which is located around 1,035 km from the Capital federal.
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  • Type: department of Argentina with 14,300 residents
  • Description: department of Argentina
  • Also known as: Departamento del Primero de Mayo” and “Partido Primero de Mayo

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Margarita Belén.

Village
is a town in , Argentina. It is the head town of the Primero de Mayo Department. The town became infamous when on 13 December 1976, a joint operation of the Argentine Army and the Chaco Provincial Police resulted in the Massacre of during the so-called National Reorganization Process. is situated 5 km west of Primero de Mayo Department.

Primero de Mayo Department

Latitude
-27.25° or 27° 15′ south
Longitude
-58.9167° or 58° 55′ west
Population
14,300
Elevation
59 metres (194 feet)
Open location code
5843Q32M+28
Geo­Names ID
3429850
Wiki­data ID
Q1063333
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Primero de Mayo Department” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Departamento del Primero de Mayo
  • Chinese: 五月一日縣
  • Dutch: Primero de Mayo
  • French: département de Primero de Mayo
  • French: Département de Primero de Mayo
  • French: Primero de Mayo
  • Georgian: პრიმერო-დე-მაიოს დეპარტამენტი
  • German: Departamento Primero de Mayo
  • Hungarian: Primero de Mayo megye
  • Italian: Dipartimento di Primero de Mayo
  • Japanese: プリメーロ・デ・マジョ・デパルタメント
  • Mingrelian: პრიმერო-დე-მაიოშ დეპარტამენტი
  • Persian: بخش پریمرو د مایو
  • Portuguese: Primero de Mayo
  • Russian: 1 Мая
  • Russian: Примеро-де-Майо
  • Spanish: 1 de Mayo
  • Spanish: 1º de Mayo
  • Spanish: Departamento 1 de Mayo
  • Spanish: Departamento 1º de Mayo
  • Spanish: Departamento Primero de Mayo
  • Swedish: Departamento del Primero de Mayo
  • Swedish: Primero de Mayo kommun
  • Turkish: Departamento Primero de Mayo

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Campo Rossi and Costa Iné.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Colonia Hilda and Puente Nacional.

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