López, Santa Fe

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López
Town and municipality
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Fountain in commemoration to the centenary of the establishment.
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López
Location of López in Santa Fe
Coordinates: 31°54′19″S61°16′53″W / 31.90528°S 61.28139°W / -31.90528; -61.28139
CountryFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
ProvinceBandera de la Provincia de Santa Fe.svg  Santa Fe
Department San Jerónimo
Founded byMariano López
Government
  Communal president José María Kloster (UCR-FPCyS)
Area
  Total2,818 km2 (1,088 sq mi)
Elevation
131 m (430 ft)
Population
  Total1,535
  Density0.54/km2 (1.4/sq mi)
 2010
Time zone UTC-03:00
CPA
S2255
Area code +54 03404

López is an Argentine locality and town in the San Jerónimo Department within the Santa Fe Province.

Contents

It is situated 100 km from the capital of the province, Santa Fe.

The commune was founded on 20 May 1896.

Population

It has 1,535 inhabitants (INDEC, 2010), an increase of 1,467 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001) over the last census. [1]

Vertical bar chart demographic of López between 1887 and 2010
Lopez, Santa Fe
Source: National Census INDEC, National

Geographic location

López is the head of its communal district. Its area covers 13,000 hectares.

The limits are: at the North Santa Clara de la Buena Vista. At the east, Loma Alta. And at the south Campo Piaggio and Loma Alta.

Colonization

The first colonists who settled the colony were tenants of Mariano López. They were immigrants from the North of Italy, mostly from Piedmont.

The first general census of Santa Fe, taken in July 1887 confirmed that López population came from:

CountryPeople
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 64
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2
Flag of France.svg  France 3
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 227
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 15
Total immigrants250
Total inhabitants314

Sports

The football club of the town is the Club Argentino de López that competes in the Football League of Esperanza.

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Coordinates: 31°54′19″S61°16′53″W / 31.9053°S 61.2814°W / -31.9053; -61.2814