Chilecito
Sign in to saveChilecito (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
Key dates
- Inception
- 1715
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality in Argentina
- Country
- Argentina
- Located in
- Chilecito Department
- Population
- +58798
- Elevation
- +1080
- Time zone
- UTC−03:00
- Capital of
- Chilecito Department
- Image
- Chilecito calle Joaquín V. González.jpg
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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.