Pigüé
Pigüé | |
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Location in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 37°37′S 62°25′W / 37.617°S 62.417°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Buenos Aires |
| Partido | Saavedra |
| Founded | December 4, 1884 |
| Founders | Cabanettes & Casey |
| Elevation | 293 m (961 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 13,822 |
| CPA Base | B 8170 |
| Area code | +54 2923 |
Pigüé (Spanish pronunciation: [piˈɣwe]) is a town in Argentina located in the Pampas, 584 km (363 mi) south-west of Buenos Aires. It was founded by 165 Occitan-speaking French immigrants from Aveyron (Avairon in occitan) and one Argentine of direct Irish descent on December 4, 1884. The urban population is now 13,822 (INDEC 2001) and has increased by 9.5% since the 1991 census. Pigüé is the administrative centre of Saavedra Partido, Buenos Aires Province.