The name Cinco Saltos literally "Five Waterfalls" refers to the five level steps of the canal that starts upstream at the Ingeniero Ballester Dam and passes by the eastern limit of the city. The first settlers came to this land in At first the layout of the town was made in the area north of the railroad, but in floods covered such lots and prevented further building.
On September 16, formed the Village Development Committee. During the early years, the city did not have health care, safe medical mobile, just on 3 January , it opened the local rural hospital, with the presence of the then Governor Edgardo Castello.
The city's growth was boosted by the creation of the plant production of caustic soda, chlorine and vinyl chloride monomer. This factory has improved the income of ordinary workers and professionals, facilitated the creation of the Industrial School No. The town is also known as "City of Witches" due to its reports of witchcraft activity. The town's original name was La Picasa, a horse hair Picaza baguala who roamed the area.
Years later, at the opening of the railway station, it was named Cinco Saltos, referred to the falls of the canal that run near the same. Cinco Saltos population has declined over the last two official censuses. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cinco Saltos.
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