Villaguay

Villaguay is a city in the province of Entre Ríos in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It has about 49,000 inhabitants as of the census 2010 and is the head town of the department of the same name.

Villaguay
City
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Villaguay Location of Villaguay in Argentina
Coordinates: 31°51′S 59°1′W
Country	Argentina
Province	Entre Ríos
Department	Villaguay
Founded	November 20, 1823
Government
• Mayor	Claudia Monjo (Renovator Front)
Elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Population  (2010 census)
• Total	49,445
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
CPA base	E3240
Dialing code	+54 3455
Website	Official website

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 served by Villaguay Aerodrome (ICAO: SAAU) 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.

References

• Argentina portal

• OpenStreetMap - Villaguay
• Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
• Villaguay.net Archived 2021-02-11 at the Wayback Machine - Portal of the city.
• Villaguayguia.com - Portal of the city.
• TurismoEntreRios.com - Tourism portal of the province of Entre Ríos.