Villaguay
Encyclopedia
Villaguay is a city in the province
of Entre Ríos
in the Argentine
Mesopotamia
. It has about 48,000 inhabitants as of the census 2010, and is the head town of the department
of the same name.
The city lies near the geographic center of the province, east of the Gualeguay River
, on National Route 18 (which links it to Paraná, the provincial capital, located 155 km to the west, and to Concordia
, 120 km east). The area is serviced by an airport
at 31°51′S 59°5′W.
The earliest records of European settlement date to 1790. In the nineteenth century, Spanish
, Jewish
, French
, Italian
, Volga German and Belgian
communities were established in the area. In 1873, Villaguay, previously administered by military commanders, became a municipality.
Provinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
of Entre Ríos
Entre Ríos Province
Entre Ríos is a northeastern province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires , Corrientes and Santa Fe , and Uruguay in the east....
in the Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia, Argentina
La Mesopotamia, Región Mesopotámica is the humid and verdant area of north-east Argentina, comprising the provinces of Misiones, Entre Ríos and Corrientes. The region called Litoral consists of the Mesopotamia and the provinces of Chaco, Formosa and Santa Fe...
. It has about 48,000 inhabitants as of the census 2010, and is the head town of the department
Departments of Argentina
Departments form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. There are no departments in the city of Buenos Aires, which has so far been divided into neighbourhoods as its administrative divisions, but is to be divided now into communes by a recently passed local act...
of the same name.
The city lies near the geographic center of the province, east of the Gualeguay River
Gualeguay River
The Gualeguay River is one of the major rivers of the Mesopotamic province of Entre Ríos, Argentina. It is born in the north of the province, in the region between the cities of Federación and San José de Feliciano, and meanders in a general south-southwestward direction across the center of the...
, on National Route 18 (which links it to Paraná, the provincial capital, located 155 km to the west, and to Concordia
Concordia, Entre Ríos
San Antonio de Padua de la Concordia is a city in the north-east of the province of Entre Ríos in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It has about 142,000 inhabitants as of the , and is the head town of the department of the same name.Concordia lies on the right-hand shore of the Uruguay River, opposite...
, 120 km east). The area is serviced by an airport
Airport
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at 31°51′S 59°5′W.
The earliest records of European settlement date to 1790. In the nineteenth century, Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
, Jewish
Jews
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, French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
, Italian
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
, Volga German and Belgian
Belgians
Belgians are people originating from the Kingdom of Belgium, a federal state in Western Europe.-Etymology:Belgians are a relatively "new" people...
communities were established in the area. In 1873, Villaguay, previously administered by military commanders, became a municipality.