Colón Department, Entre Ríos

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Provincial departments in Argentina Colon Department, Entre Ríos Population 52.718 Density 18,24 hab/Km² inhab/km² Head town Colón

The Colon Department (in Spanish, Departamento Colon) is an administrative subdivision (departamento) of the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina. It is located in the south-east of the province, beside the Uruguay River.

The department has 101,350 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC], which are distributed in 23 districts. The head town is Colon (population 76,000). Other cities and towns are San José, Ubajay, Villa Elisa, Pueblo Liebig, La Clarita, Arroyo Barú, Pueblo Cazes, Hocker and Hambis.

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[edit] References

• Department information - Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.
• Complete Tourism Guide of Colón (Spanish)