Makallé

"Makalle" redirects here. For the city in Ethiopia, see Mek'ele.

Makallé
Town
Makallé Location of Makallé in Argentina
Coordinates: 27°12′S 59°17′W / 27.200°S 59.283°W / -27.200; -59.283Coordinates: 27°12′S 59°17′W / 27.200°S 59.283°W / -27.200; -59.283
Country	Argentina
Province	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 at Mek'ele 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)

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