San Carlos Centro

San Carlos Centro
City
San Carlos Centro Location of San Carlos Centro in Argentina
Coordinates: 31°44′S 61°6′W / 31.733°S 61.100°W / -31.733; -61.100Coordinates: 31°44′S 61°6′W / 31.733°S 61.100°W / -31.733; -61.100
Country	Argentina
Province	Santa Fe
Department	Las Colonias
Area
• Total	66 km2 (25 sq mi)
Population
• Total	10,425
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	ART (UTC-3)
CPA base	S3013
Dialing code	+54 3404

San Carlos Centro is a city in the center of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, located 46 kilometres (29 mi) from the provincial capital Santa Fe. It has 10,465 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC].

Like most other towns in the Las Colonias Department, San Carlos Centro was originally an agricultural colony, populated by European immigrants. It was founded in 1858 by Carlos Beck Bernard, of the Beck & Herzog Swiss Colonizing Society. The settlement received the category of comuna (village or commune) on 2 June 1886, and became a city (full-fledged municipality) on 9 October 1986. The city preserves its historical past at the Historical Museum of the San Carlos Colony.

References

• Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (Spanish)
• "San Carlos Centro". Santa Fe provincial government.