| Timbúes | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Timbúes Location of Timbúes in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 32°40′S60°48′W / 32.667°S 60.800°W Coordinates: 32°40′S60°48′W / 32.667°S 60.800°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Santa Fe |
| Department | San Lorenzo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 185 km2 (71 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,325 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| Time zone | ART (UTC-3) |
| CPA base | S2204 |
| Dialing code | +54 3476 |
Timbúes is a town (comuna) in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It has 3,325 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC]. It lies in the south of the province, at the confluence of the Paraná River and the Carcarañá River, 30 km north of Rosario and 144 km south of the provincial capital Santa Fe, on National Route 11.
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city, Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the nation as decided by Congress. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system.
The Province of 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. Together with Córdoba and Entre Ríos, the province is part of the economico-political association known as the Center Region.
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Timbúes started as an agricultural colony in lands purchased by Camilo Aldao and former provincial governor José María Cullen, in 1868. Its name was Colonia Jesús María. The settlement was officially acknowledged on 15 July 1871, and the first local authorities were elected on 2 September 1874. In 1892, the Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano railway reached the colony, and the station received the name of Timbúes, which in time became the name of the town itself in popular use, though it was officially changed only in 1974. The Timbúes were an indigenous tribe that formerly populated the area.
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 agreements with countries, regions and associations abroad.
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the Pre-Columbian peoples of North, Central and South America and their descendants.
The town is located at the northern end of the Industrial Corridor, an area with a great concentration of heavy and medium industries, as well as many important ports, that is centered in Rosario and reaches up to San Nicolás de los Arroyos.
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In 2006, contracts were signed to build a thermal power plant in Timbúes. The San Martín Thermoelectric Central, which will be built by Siemens AG, is slated to cost 570 million USD and will be generating 555 MW by May 2008 and 824 MW by April 2009.
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