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In 2016, it was estimated that 2,194 people lived in the area. As of the 2010 Argentine census, the population of El Huecú was 1,391, showing almost no change in comparison to 1,399 recorded in 2001. In 1970 the population was 255 people. The next censuses showed a total of 743 (1980) and 1,149
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The establishment of El Huecú was authorized on
September 2, 1938 by national decree 11392. In 1940, the Argentine Executive Power designated El Huecú as the new department capital, but it was officially founded on February 1, 1940. The municipality was built in 1973 and it received its
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The former city of Ñorquín was initially the capital of the department and had a population of more than 1,000 inhabitants. The first municipal election took place in 1886. Its population gradually moved to El Huecú because the previous capital was located on private property.
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It is estimated that about 40% of the local population is of
Mapuche descent. A large part of the locals are employed in the public sector, while some work for private enterprises that belong mainly to the
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It was founded in 1940. Because of the importance of goat breeding to its economy, it annually hosts the
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