San Carlos Centro

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Cities and towns
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San Carlos Centro
Province Santa Fe
Department Las Colonias
Location 31°44′ S 61°6′ W
Population 10,425
Area 66 km²
Phone code +54 3404
CPA base S3013

San Carlos Centro is a city in the center of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, located 46 km from the provincial capital Santa Fe. It has 10,465 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC].

Like most other towns in the Las Colonias Department, San Carlos Centro was originally an agricultural colony, populated by European immigrants. It was founded in 1858 by Carlos Beck Bernard, of the Beck & Herzog Swiss Colonizing Society. The settlement received the category of comuna (village or commune) in 2 June 1886, and became a city (full-fledged municipality) on 9 October 1986. The city preserves its historical past at the Historical Museum of the San Carlos Colony.

[edit] References

  • Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.
  • Inforama — Municipal information at the official website of the Santa Fe provincial government.
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