Abdón Castro Tolay

Abdón Castro Tolay
Abdón Castro Tolay
Rural municipality and village
Country	Argentina
Province	Jujuy Province
Department	Cochinoca
Established	1919
Government
• Village President	Asiscio Puca
Population
• Total	229
	Population
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
Postcode	Y4641
Area code	03887
Climate	BWk

Abdón Castro Tolay is a rural municipality and village in the Cochinoca department in Jujuy Province in Argentina.^[1] It was founded in October 1919. Its main activity is the raising of llamas and sheep.

Features[edit]

Abdón Castro Tolay, formerly Barrancas, is a place of enormous natural walls that preserve cave paintings and petroglyphs. The town, which bears the name of a teacher who dedicated his life to the community, is on provincial route RP 75. The main activity of the town is the breeding of sheep and llamas. There is a garment making spinning mill and regional products, which have revived the previously paralyzed economy. Before, a cooperative of artisans provided blankets to schools in la Puna, a project which sees the active participation of families from other Jujuy towns.

There is a primary school, Secondary School No. 13, a First Aid Center, a public library and a Sportscenter, the Neighborhood Center is named Sargento Cabral, the town square is named 9 de Julio and the cultural sports club is called la Inca. As for religious activity, there is an evangelical and a Catholic church.

Demography[edit]

Population in 1991: 199 inhabitants (INDEC).
Population in 2001: 229 inhabitants (INDEC), of which 51.10% are women and 48.90% are men.
Population in 2011: 250 inhabitants approximately. According to the La Hora newspaper of Jujuy.