Chilecito

Chilecito (lit. Little Chile) is a city in the Argentine province of La Rioja, and head of the department of Chilecito.

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Place details

Locality: Chilecito
Region: La Rioja
Country: Argentina
Population: 42,248
Timezone: America/Argentina/La_Rioja

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Chilecito
Settlement.native_name_lang: es
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Chilecito calle Joaquín V. González.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Argentina
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Chilecito in Argentina
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: La Rioja
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Chilecito
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1715
Settlement.leader_party: PJ
Settlement.leader_title: Intendant
Settlement.leader_name: Rodrigo Brizuela y Doria
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 1080

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Wikidata facts

Population: 58798
Elevation: 1080
Image: Chilecito calle Joaquín V. González.jpg

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Commons category: Chilecito
inception: 1715-00-00

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Overview and history
Geography
Population
Climate
Notable people
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Chilecito (lit. Little Chile) is a city in the Argentine province of La Rioja, and head of the department of Chilecito.

==Overview and history== The city is located in the valley formed by the Sierras de Velazco to the east, and the Sierras de Famatina to the west. The city was founded in 1715 by Spanish colonizers. Chilecito still preserves the cable-car of La Mejicana mine built by Bleichert which is part of the city mining past that saw its peak at the end of the 19th century.