Tecka

thumb | right | alt=Tecka | Tecka Tecka is a town in Chubut Province, Argentina, located south of Esquel and around west of Rawson along National Route 25. It is the seat of the Languiñeo Department.

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Settlement.name: Tecka
Settlement.native_name_lang: es
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Argentina
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Tecka in Argentina
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Argentina
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Chubut
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Languiñeo
Settlement.leader_title: Intendant
Settlement.leader_name: Jorge Seitune
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 912
Settlement.population_total: 955
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.blank1_name: Climate

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Official name: Tecka
Population: 1259
Elevation: 912
Image: Tecka 40.jpg

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Commons category: Tecka
inception: 1921-01-01
postal code: U9201
native label: Tecka

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== History == Tecka was a winter settlement of nomadic indigenous peoples, especially Tehuelche people; it was later an important Mapuche encampment. One of the principal sites of interest in Tecka is the tomb of the cacique Inacayal (1835–88). Though Inacayal died in La Plata after being imprisoned by the national government as part of the Conquest of the Desert, his remains, which are displayed in a glass case, were brought many years later to Tecka, his place of origin.