Rosario del Tala

Rosario del Tala
—  City  —
Rosario del Tala
Location of Rosario del Tala in Argentina
Coordinates:
Country  Argentina
Province Entre Ríos
Department Tala
Population
 • Total 13,807
Time zone ART (UTC-3)
CPA base E3174
Dialing code +54 3445

Rosario del Tala is a city in the center-south of the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina. It has 13,807 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC], and is the head town of the Tala Department. It lies on the western banks of the Gualeguay River, 179 km east-southeast from the provincial capital Paraná and 118 km due west from Colón.

A populated settlement existed in the area already in the 1750s, but the town was officially founded on 7 July 1863 by decree of governor Justo José de Urquiza.

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