El Huecú

El Huecú
El Huecú as of 2008
El Huecú
El Huecú
Coordinates: 37°37′S 70°35′W / 37.617°S 70.583°W / -37.617; -70.583
Country Argentina
ProvinceNeuquén Province
DepartmentÑorquín Department
FoundedOctober 20, 1915
Government
  MayorRodolfo Canini
Elevation
1,569 m (5,148 ft)
Population
 (2010 census [INDEC])
  Total
1,391
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
CPA Base
Q 8349
Area code+54 02948
ClimateCsb

El Huecú is a third category municipality and capital of the Ñorquín Department, on Provincial Road 4, in the north of the Argentine province of Neuquén.

It was founded in 1940. Because of the importance of goat breeding to its economy, it annually hosts the Festival of the Shepherd.