Zapala

Zapala
Zapala
Zapala
Zapala is located in Neuquén Province
Zapala
Zapala
Zapala is located in Argentina
Zapala
Zapala
Coordinates: 38°54′S 70°04′W / 38.900°S 70.067°W / -38.900; -70.067
Country Argentina
Province Neuquén
DepartmentZapala
FoundedJuly 12, 1913
Government
 • MayorCarlos Koopmann
Area
 • Total452 km2 (175 sq mi)
Elevation
1,012 m (3,320 ft)
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total32,097
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
Q8340
Dialing code+54 2942
ClimateBSk
WebsiteOfficial website

Zapala is a city and touristic destination in the Patagonian province of Neuquén, Argentina with about 32,000 inhabitants according to the 2010 census [INDEC].

The city is located at the geographic center of the province at the confluence of national and provincial roads, on a route to the Andes and Chile. The city hosts a Loma Negra cement plant.[1]

Zapala is near the Laguna Blanca National Park and a ski resort and is situated in a steppe region, known as Pehuenia, which has small Araucaria forests and includes the nearby town of Aluminé and other towns.

  1. ^ "Loma Negra cement". Loma Negra. Retrieved 5 April 2019.

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