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Villa La Angostura | |
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Nickname: Jardín de la Patagonia[1] | |
Coordinates: 40°45′44.9″S 71°38′46.7″W / 40.762472°S 71.646306°W | |
Country | Argentina |
Province | Neuquén |
Department | Los Lagos |
Established | 15 May 1932[2] |
Government | |
• Intendant | Fabio Stefani [2] |
Area | |
• Total | 79.6 km2 (30.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 870 m (2,850 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,063 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
CPA base | Q8407 |
Dialing code | +54 02944 |
Climate | Cfb |
Website | villalaangostura |
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.