Villaguay

City in Entre Ríos, Argentina

31°51′S 59°1′W / 31.850°S 59.017°W / -31.850; -59.017Country

ArgentinaProvince

Entre RíosDepartmentVillaguayFoundedNovember 20, 1823Government

• MayorClaudia Monjo (Renovator Front)Elevation

10 m (30 ft)Population

(2010 census)

• Total49,445Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)CPA base

E3240

Dialing code+54 3455WebsiteOfficial website

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.

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 / 31.850°S 59.083°W / -31.850; -59.083.

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

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