Recreo

Recreo is a city in Catamarca Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the La Paz Department. Recreo is also referred to the name of the Carts Recreo (Recreo de las Carretas in Spanish).

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Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.official_name: Recreo
Settlement.imagesize: 240px
Settlement.image_caption: Panoramic view of Recreo city.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Argentina
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Argentina
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name2: La Paz
Settlement.subdivision_type3: 1st level Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Recreo
Settlement.population_total: 11847
Settlement.elevation_min_m: 220
Settlement.elevation_max_m: 270
Settlement.postal_code_type: CPA Base
Settlement.postal_code: K 5260

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Recreo is a city in Catamarca Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the La Paz Department. Recreo is also referred to the name of the Carts Recreo (Recreo de las Carretas in Spanish).

It is located about 8 km north of the Salinas Grandes is far to 206 km from the provincial capital San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, 283 km from Cordoba 's capital, 980 km from Buenos Aires. Its population was 10,147 inhabitants in 2001 and according to projections INDEC 2007 amounted to 14,204 inhabitants in a rectangular area of 13.5 km² to 220 meters. Its inhabitants are called recreinos.

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