Makallé
Makallé is located in Argentina
Makallé
Makallé
Location of Makallé in Argentina
Coordinates: 27°12′S 59°17′W / 27.200°S 59.283°W / -27.200; -59.283
Country Argentina
ProvinceChaco
DepartmentGeneral Donovan
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Population
  Total3,812
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
CPA base
H3514
Dialing code+54 3722
ClimateCfa

Makallé is a town in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the General Donovan Department.

The town is named after a battle at Mekelle during the Italian invasion of Abyssinia in the 19th century.

History

The Argentine government established a line of fortresses in Lapachito, Ciervo Petiso y Makallé during the Conquest of Chaco campaign, intended to occupy the indigenous areas in the north-east of Argentina. These fortresses formed the basis of future settlement in the region. By the 1890s the indigenous people had given up the area and it was settled by Italian immigrants amongst others.

Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)

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