Jacinto Arauz | |
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  Jacinto Arauz Location within Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 38°05′04″S 63°25′47″W / 38.0845°S 63.4296°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | La Pampa |
| Department | Hucal |
| Founded | April 6, 1889 |
| Elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,434 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| Argentine Postal Code | L8208 |
| Area code | 2925 |
Jacinto Arauz is a town in Hucal, La Pampa Province, Argentina.[1] The town was founded in 1889.[2]
The town lies about 2 miles south of National Route 35 and 125 miles southeast of Santa Rosa, the province capital.
The economy of the town is primarily based on agriculture, mining, and tourism. The town was often mentioned by René Favaloro, as it is where he began his career in medicine. The town now has a museum of rural medicine named in his honor.
- ^ Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)
- ^ "Nuestra Historia". Municipalidad de Jacinto Arauz. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2020. (in Spanish)