Las Heras is a small city in the oil and gas production region
of
Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is located north of the provincial capital
Río Gallegos
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, and has a population of 17,821 by the 2010 census. The province is in the
Patagonia
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region of Argentina.
Las Heras is served by
Las Heras Airport.
References
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Populated places in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Populated places established in 1921
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