Trancas, Argentina

Trancas
Trancas
Location in Argentina
Coordinates: 26°13′02″S 65°16′59″W / 26.217222°S 65.283056°W / -26.217222; -65.283056
CountryArgentina
ProvinceTucumán Province
DepartmentTrancas Department
Population
 (2001)
  Total
3,391
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)

Trancas is a municipality in Tucumán Province, Argentina, administrative seat of Trancas Department. The town is located in a large valley between high mountains and hills covered with forest and jungle. Trancas was a strategic point for the defense of the North and witnessed important events during the struggle for Argentina's independence.