Coronel Felipe Varela is a
department of the province of
La Rioja
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Argentina
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Its chief town is
Villa Unión
Villa Unión is a city in northwestern Argentina and the main settlement of Coronel Felipe Varela Department with a population of 12,263.
Overview
The city is strategically located in the heart of the Bermejo Valley, 1,153 meters above sea leve ...
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The department is named after Argentine
caudillo
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Felipe Varela.
Settlements
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Aicuña
Aicuña is a municipality and hamlet in La Rioja Province in northwestern Argentina
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Banda Florida
Banda Florida is a municipality and village in La Rioja Province in northwestern Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentin ...
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Guandacol
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Los Palacios
Los Palacios () is a municipality and town in the Pinar del Río Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1760.
Geography
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Limones, Macurijes, Paso Real, Santa Mónica, Santo Domingo, Sierra and Urbano ...
*Los Nacimientos
*Los Tambillos
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Pagancillo
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Santa Clara
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Villa Unión
Villa Unión is a city in northwestern Argentina and the main settlement of Coronel Felipe Varela Department with a population of 12,263.
Overview
The city is strategically located in the heart of the Bermejo Valley, 1,153 meters above sea leve ...
References
Departments of La Rioja Province, Argentina
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