- Makallé
-
Makallé — Town — Location of Makallé in Argentina
MakalléCoordinates: 27°12′S 59°17′W / 27.2°S 59.283°WCoordinates: 27°12′S 59°17′W / 27.2°S 59.283°W Country 
ArgentinaProvince Chaco Department General Donovan Elevation 55 m (180 ft) Population – Total 3,812 Time zone ART (UTC-3) CPA base H3514 Dialing code +54 3722 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 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.
External links
Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (Spanish)
Categories:- Populated places in Chaco Province
- Populated places established in 1888
- Chaco Province geography stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
