Toay Department
Toay Department is a department of Argentina in La Pampa Province. The capital city of the department is Toay.
The department covers a total area of 5,092 km² and, as of the 2022 census, has a population of 18,029 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name comes from a Mapuche expression that means "turn," "roundabout," "opening," or "clearing in the forest."Geography
The department is composed of the following subdivisions: the Toay municipality; the Winifreda municipality, with part of its rural area in the Conhelo and Capital departments; Naicó town and rural area of the municipality of Ataliva Roca, extending into the Utracán and Atreucó departments; the rural area of the municipality of Luan Toro ; rural area of the municipality of Santa Rosa ; and the rural area of the municipality of Carro Quemado.It has an area of 5,092 km². It borders the Conhelo department to the north, the Capital department to the northeast, the Atreucó department to the east, the Utracán department to the south, and the Loventué department to the west. The department can be accessed via National Route RN 35 and Provincial Routes RP 11, RP 12 and RP 14.
Within the Toay department lies Luro Park, one of the most visited provincial protected areas in La Pampa. Its main attractions are the observation of flora and fauna and the provincial historical monument El Castillo, a "château" built at the beginning of the 20th century by Pedro Olegario Luro Pradère.