Chilecito is the second most important city in the Argentine province of La Rioja, and head of the department of Chilecito. Argentina is subdivided in 23 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 federal district (capital federal). ... La Rioja is a one of the provinces of Argentina and is, located in the west of the country. ... Departments (Spanish: departamentos) form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. ...

It's located in the valley formed by the Sierras de Velasco to the east, and the Sierras de Fátima to the west. The city was founded in 1715 by Spanish colonizators. From its mining past that saw its zenith at the end of the 19th century, the city conserves the cable-cart of the La Mejicana mine. Spanish colonization of the Americas began with the arrival in the Americas of Christopher Columbus in 1492. ...

Chilecito is surrounded by an irrigation oasis where the irrigated area has been able to be increased with the supplement of underground waters. The biggest agrarian surface is used for the cultivation of vineyards, while the most significant industrial activity is based in its wine-cellars. Walnut and fruit trees are also cultivated, whose product is locally processed.

At the end of the 1990s the local faculty dependent of the Universidad Nacional de La Rioja became the Universidad Nacional de Chilecito, a measure harshly questioned by different academic and political sectors, especially considering that the ruling president Carlos Menem was born in that province. Current President Néstor Kirchner The President of Argentina (full title: President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the head of state of Argentina. ... Carlos Saúl Menem (born July 2, 1930) was President of Argentina from July 8, 1989 to December 10, 1999 for the Justicialist Party (Peronist). ...

Population

Chilecito has 29,453 inhabitants (2001 census [INDEC]), what represents a 31% increment in ten years (it had 22,485 in 1991). These numbers include the near localities of Anguinán, Los Sarmientos, San Miguel and La Puntilla. Without them, the population of Chilecito was in 2001 of 25,423 inhabitants. cable-cart of the La Mejicana mine. Chilecito is surrounded by an irrigation oasis where the irrigated area has been able to be increased with the supplement of underground waters. The biggest agrarian surface is used for the cultivation of vineyards, while the most significant industrial activity is based in its wine-cellars. Walnut and fruit trees are also cultivated, whose product is locally processed. Actually is very important the olives plantations and olive industries obtain very good quality oil. Chilecito is a very important cultural place. The pre Hispanic cultures left many archeological places. In all the area occurred the Calchaquí wars, during XVII century, when the aborigines were rebelled against the conquerors. One of the most important politic men of Argentina was born nearby this city: Joaquín V. González. There are many museums and a very special botanic garden of cactuses with more than 1500 varieties of plants. At the end of the 1990s the local faculty dependent of the Universidad Nacional de La Rioja became the Universidad Nacional de Chilecito, a measure harshly questioned by different academic and political sectors. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... National Statistics and Censuses Institute (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, INDEC) is the Argentine government agency responsible for the collection and processing of statistical data. ...