Larroque (Argentina) is a city in the

Entre Ríos Province Entre Ríos (, "Between Rivers") is a central province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires (south), Corrientes (north) and Santa Fe (west), and Uruguay in the east. Its capital is Paraná ...

, in north-eastern

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

. It is located on the South of the province, between Gualeguay and Gualeguaychú. It has a population of 6,451 according to the 2010 Census.

History

Larroque was officially founded in 1909, when the train station of the same name of the

General Urquiza Railway The General Urquiza Railway (FCGU) (in Spanish: Ferrocarril General Urquiza), named after the Argentine general and politician Justo José de Urquiza, is a standard gauge railway of Argentina which runs approximately northwards from Buenos Aire ...

was inaugurated. The first settlers had established there in the 19th century, when the place was known as Kilometer 23. It is a municipality of first class since 1986.

Notable residents and natives

Annemarie Heinrich Annemarie Heinrich (9 January 1912 – 22 September 2005) was a German-born naturalized Argentine photographer, who specialized in portraits and nude photographs. Heinrich is considered one of Argentina's most important photographers. She is kno ...

, photographer. * María Esther de Miguel, writer. *

Alfredo Yabrán Alfredo Enrique Nalib Yabrán (1 November 1944 – 20 May 1998) was a businessman in Argentina, with close links with the government, in particular with the administration of Carlos Saúl Menem. Yabrán killed himself while facing arrest for susp ...

, businessman. *

Agustín Velotti Agustín Velotti (; born May 24, 1992) is an Argentine tennis player. Velotti won the 2010 French Open Boys' singles competition after beating his good friend Andrea Collarini, 6–4, 7–5. Previously, he had won different junior tournaments, ...

, tennis player. *Andrew Graham-Yooll, journalist and historian

References

Populated places in Entre Ríos Province Cities in Argentina Argentina Entre Ríos Province {{EntreRíosAR-geo-stub