Charata

City in Chaco, Argentina

27°13′S 61°12′W / 27.217°S 61.200°W / -27.217; -61.200Country

ArgentinaProvince

ChacoDepartmentChacabucoFounded1914Elevation

85 m (279 ft)Population

(2010 census)

• Total26,497Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)CPA base

H3730

Dialing code+54 3731ClimateCfaWebsiteOfficial website

Charata is a city in the province of Chaco, Argentina. It has 26497 inhabitants as per the 2010 census [INDEC], and is the head town of the Chacabuco Department and the most important city in the southwest of Chaco, located 280 km from the provincial capital Resistencia.

History

The city was founded by provincial decree on 4 October 1914.

Charata is the important settlement closest to the Campo del Cielo crater meteoric dispersion (originated by the impact of a large metallic meteoroid, probably around 3800 BCE).

References

Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
Municipality of Charata — Official website.