Villa La Angostura

Villa La Angostura
Nickname: 
Jardín de la Patagonia[1]
Villa La Angostura is located in Neuquén Province
Villa La Angostura
Villa La Angostura
Villa La Angostura is located in Argentina
Villa La Angostura
Villa La Angostura
Coordinates: 40°45′44.9″S 71°38′46.7″W / 40.762472°S 71.646306°W / -40.762472; -71.646306
CountryArgentina
ProvinceNeuquén
DepartmentLos Lagos
Established15 May 1932[2]
Government
 • IntendantFabio Stefani [2]
Area
 • Total79.6 km2 (30.7 sq mi)
Elevation
870 m (2,850 ft)
Population
 (2010 census [INDEC])[2]
 • Total11,063
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
CPA base
Q8407
Dialing code+54 02944
ClimateCfb
Websitevillalaangostura.gov.ar

Villa La Angostura (Spanish for Town of the Narrowing) is a town located in the Los Lagos Department in the south of the Argentine province of Neuquén, on the northwest shore of the Nahuel Huapi Lake.

Nestled in the northern part of the Nahuel Huapi National Park, and surrounded by lakes, forests and mountains, it is considered to be one of the most beautiful locations in the mountainous parts of Patagonia; earning it the nickname Garden of Patagonia (Spanish: Jardín de la Patagonia).[1]

Just located a couple of kilometers away from the border with Chile through the Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass and with other nearby places such as Bariloche and San Martín de los Andes, it forms a popular tourist corridor during both summer and winter.

  1. ^ a b "Respuesta al vicegobernador Mendioroz respecto del Corredor Biocéanico" (in Spanish). Andino Digital. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Datos de Municipios" (in Spanish). Ministerio del Interior y Transporte. Retrieved June 17, 2015.