Alejandro Roca

Alejandro Roca is a human settlement and municipality in the Juárez Celman department of Córdoba Province, Argentina, located on the banks of the Cuarto River about 305 km from Córdoba city, along National Route 8. Its economy is mainly agricultural and industrial. The official municipal website (alejandro.gob.ar) provides civic services such as tax consultation and payment, municipal legislative digest, urban code, official gazette, and industrial park registration. The name originates from a railway station inaugurated in 1903 on the Buenos Aires–Rosario line, named by General Julio Argentino Roca in memory of his elder brother. Population was 6,067 in 2022. This entity is a local government, not a commercial brand, company, product, or trademark.

Alejandro Roca is a town in the Juárez Celman department, in the center-south of Córdoba Province, Argentina, on the banks of the Cuarto River, 305 km from Córdoba city, along National Route 8 (north) and roads to Huanchilla (south), Los Cisnes (east), and Las Acequias (west). Its economy is mainly agricultural and industrial. The toponymy dates to 1903, when the Buenos Aires–Rosario railway line was inaugurated and the station at 'Paso de las Terneras' was named Alejandro Roca at the request of General Julio Argentino Roca, who wished to perpetuate the name of his elder brother, who had recently died and owned some lands in the region. The municipality today provides services including tax consultation and payment, municipal legislative digest, urban code, official gazette, and industrial park registration. Population was 6,067 in 2022, up 12.7% from 5,298 in 2010.

• 2022

  Population recorded as 6,067 (INDEC 2022 census), a 12.7% increase.

• 2010

  Population recorded as 5,298 (INDEC 2010 census).

• 1903

  Railway station at 'Paso de las Terneras' named Alejandro Roca at the request of General Julio Argentino Roca.

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