Margarita Belén

Town in Chaco, Argentina

27°16′S 58°58′W / 27.267°S 58.967°W / -27.267; -58.967Country

ArgentinaProvince

ChacoDepartmentPrimero de Mayo3rd level MunicipalityMargarita BelénFounded1890Elevation

81 m (266 ft)Population

((2001 census [INDEC]))

• Total5,547Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)CPA Base

H 3505

Area code+54 3722ClimateCfa

Margarita Belén is a town in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Primero de Mayo Department.

The town became infamous when on 13 December 1976, a joint operation of the Argentine Army and the Chaco Provincial Police resulted in the Massacre of Margarita Belén during the so-called National Reorganization Process. The operation resulted in the torture and execution of 22 political prisoners.