Realicó

City in La Pampa, Argentina

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35°02′20″S 64°14′50″W / 35.03889°S 64.24722°W / -35.03889; -64.24722Country

ArgentinaProvince

La PampaDepartmentRealicóFounded byTomás Leopoldo MullallyGovernment

• MayorJavier Facundo Sola (PJ)Area

• Total475 km² (183 sq mi)Elevation

146 m (479 ft)Population

(2010 census)

• Total7,591 • Density16/km² (41/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)Dialing code+54 342Websitewww.realico.gov.ar

Realicó is a city in La Pampa Province, Argentina. It was founded the second of March in 1907 by Tomás Leopoldo Mullally^{[citation needed]}. The small farming town has a population of about 7,000^{[citation needed]}. There is one stoplight, and it is always blinking. A major employer of the town is the Cargill flour mill, although recently the mill's importance has waned, supporting fewer workers as the economy has become more services-oriented. There are three high schools, including a technical school (EPET), a business school, and a private, Catholic school (IPSF). There are also private English schools, including EIR and CELI. Teenagers from neighboring towns flock to Realicó every Saturday night to go to Ladrillo Disco, a popular nightclub.

References

Murray, Edmundo (2006). Becoming irlandés: private narratives of the Irish emigration to Argentina ... Google Books. p. 144. ISBN 9789509725713.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)