Gobernador Garmendia

Gobernador Garmendia
Town
Gobernador Garmendia
Coordinates: 26.568889°S 64.556111°W / -26.568889; -64.556111
Country	Argentina
Province	Tucumán Province
Department	Burruyacú Department
Population  (2001)
• Total	2,353

Gobernador Garmendia is a small town in Burruyacú Department in the Tucumán Province of Argentina. It is located on Provincial Road 336, and is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the border with Santiago del Estero Province. It is named in honor of Pedro de Garmendia, appointed governor of Tucumán in 1840.[1]

The town lies in an area where soybeans are grown. There is high unemployment and limited state jobs or private commercial activity.[2]

References

1. "Un poco de historia". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
2. "La opción de Garmendia es comuna o desempleo". La Gaceta. Retrieved 18 October 2012.