Jagüe
Jagüé is a municipality and village in Vinchina Department, La Rioja Province in northwestern Argentina. Its population is 230 as of 2010. Well-preserved fossil remains of Huayracursor jaguensis, one of the earliest bagualosaurian sauropodomorph dinosaurs, were found here, and the species was named after the village of Jagüé in 2025.- Type: Locality
- Description: village and municipality of Vinchina department
- Also known as: “Alto Jague”, “Bajo Jague”, “Bajo Jagué”, “Bajo Jagüe”, “Jague”, “Jagué”, “Jagüé”, “Jaguee”, “Jagüel”, and “Jaqüé”
Jagüe
- Category: municipality of Argentina
- Location: Departamento de Vinchina, La Rioja Province, Argentina, South America
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Latitude
-28.64349° or 28° 38′ 37″ south
Longitude
-68.34771° or 68° 20′ 52″ west
Elevation
1,807 metres (5,928 feet)
Open location code
573H9M42+JW
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Jagüe” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Jagüé”
- Spanish: “Jagüé”
- Urdu: “جگوے”
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