López
Town and municipality
Fountain in commemoration to the centenary of the establishment.
Fountain in commemoration to the centenary of the establishment.
Flag of López
López is located in Argentina
López
López
Location of López in Santa Fe
Coordinates: 31°54′19″S 61°16′53″W / 31.90528°S 61.28139°W / -31.90528; -61.28139
Country Argentina
Province Santa Fe
DepartmentSan Jerónimo
Founded byMariano López
Government
  Communal presidentJosé 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 zoneUTC-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.

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
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:

Country People
 Germany 2
 Argentina 64
 Austria 1
 Denmark 2
 France 3
 Italy 227
  Switzerland 15
Total immigrants 250
Total inhabitants 314

Sports

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

References

31°54′19″S 61°16′53″W / 31.9053°S 61.2814°W / -31.9053; -61.2814

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