Las Colonias Department
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The Las Colonias Department (in Spanish
, Departamento Las Colonias) is an administrative subdivision (departamento
) of the province
of Santa Fe
, Argentina
. It is located in the center of the province. Starting from the east and going clockwise, it limits with the departments of La Capital
, San Jerónimo
, San Martín
, Castellanos
, San Cristóbal
, and San Justo
. Las Colonias is thus one of only three provincial departments that do not share a border with another province.
The department has about 95,000 inhabitants, which are distributed in 37 districts (mostly small municipalities and communes). The head town is Esperanza
(population 36,000). Other cities and towns are Colonia Cavour, Colonia San José, Cululú, Elisa, Empalme San Carlos, Felicia, Franck, Grutly, Hipatía, Humboldt, Ituzaingó, Jacinto L. Aráuz, La Pelada, Las Tunas, María Luisa, Matilde, Nuevo Torino, Pilar, Progreso, Providencia, Pujato Norte, Rivadavia, Sa Pereira, San Agustín, San Carlos Centro, San Carlos Norte, San Carlos Sud, San Jerónimo del Sauce, San Jerónimo Norte, San Mariano, Santa Clara de Buena Vista, Santa María Centro, Santa María Norte, Santo Domingo, Sarmiento, and Soutomayor.
The name of this department (which means "The Colonies") derives from the fact that it was settled mostly by immigrant families under the system of agricultural colonies
, of which Esperanza was the first formally organized in Argentina.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, Departamento Las Colonias) is an administrative subdivision (departamento
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 province
Provinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
of Santa Fe
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
, Argentina
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...
. It is located in the center of the province. Starting from the east and going clockwise, it limits with the departments of La Capital
La Capital Department, Santa Fe
The La Capital Department is an administrative subdivision of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the center-east of the province...
, San Jerónimo
San Jerónimo Department
The San Jerónimo Department is an administrative subdivision of the . It is located in the center-south of the province...
, San Martín
San Martín Department, Santa Fe
The San Martín Department is an administrative subdivision of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the center-south of the province...
, Castellanos
Castellanos Department
The Castellanos Department is an administrative subdivision of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the center-west of the province. It has about 162,000 inhabitants as per the...
, San Cristóbal
San Cristóbal Department
The San Cristóbal Department is an administrative subdivision of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina...
, and San Justo
San Justo Department
The San Justo Department is an administrative subdivision of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the center-north of the province. Starting from the north and going clockwise, it limits with the departments of Vera, San Javier, Garay, La Capital, Las Colonias, and San Cristóbal...
. Las Colonias is thus one of only three provincial departments that do not share a border with another province.
The department has about 95,000 inhabitants, which are distributed in 37 districts (mostly small municipalities and communes). The head town is Esperanza
Esperanza, Santa Fe
Esperanza is a city in the center of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It has about 36,000 inhabitants as of the and it is the head town of the Las Colonias Department....
(population 36,000). Other cities and towns are Colonia Cavour, Colonia San José, Cululú, Elisa, Empalme San Carlos, Felicia, Franck, Grutly, Hipatía, Humboldt, Ituzaingó, Jacinto L. Aráuz, La Pelada, Las Tunas, María Luisa, Matilde, Nuevo Torino, Pilar, Progreso, Providencia, Pujato Norte, Rivadavia, Sa Pereira, San Agustín, San Carlos Centro, San Carlos Norte, San Carlos Sud, San Jerónimo del Sauce, San Jerónimo Norte, San Mariano, Santa Clara de Buena Vista, Santa María Centro, Santa María Norte, Santo Domingo, Sarmiento, and Soutomayor.
The name of this department (which means "The Colonies") derives from the fact that it was settled mostly by immigrant families under the system of agricultural colonies
Agricultural colonies in Argentina
Agricultural colonies in Argentina were a demographically and economically important part of the evolution of the country. The Argentine government, faced with large areas of fertile land that were unpopulated or settled by aboriginal tribes , encouraged European immigration, welcoming settling...
, of which Esperanza was the first formally organized in Argentina.