Laguna Limpia

Laguna Limpia is a village and municipality in Chaco Province in northern Argentina.

History

The village was developed due to the construction of the railroad in the area. The first families started to populate the area, mainly families of the railroad construction workers or their management staff.
It owes its name to the existence of a lake nearby, known for the clarity of its water. This made the first people who arrived to build the train station to call it "the station where the clear lake is", which in time was shortened to "Laguna Limpia".
The village was officially formed on 4 September 1944.

Population

The population, according to the was 11,876 inhabitants, which more than doubled the population of 433 in the previous census of 1991.

Roads and connections

The main road connecting the town is Provincial Route 30, connecting to the north with Provincial Route 3, and to the south to Ciervo Petiso and Colonias Unidas. The other Provincial road is Provincial Route 42, connecting to the southeast to the village of Las Garcitas.