Esperanza | |
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| Coordinates:31°26.56′S60°55.54′W / 31.44267°S 60.92567°W /-31.44267; -60.92567 | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Santa Fe |
| Department | Las Colonias |
| Founded | September 8, 1856 (168 years ago) (September 8, 1856) |
| Founded by | Aarón Castellanos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rodrigo Müller (UCR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 289 km2 (112 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
• Total | 46 753 |
| • Density | 145.61/km2 (377.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| CPA base | S3080 |
| Dialing code | +54 3496 |
| Website | Official website |
Esperanza is a city in the center of theprovince ofSanta Fe, Argentina. It has 46,753 inhabitants according to the 2022census[INDEC] and it is the head town of theLas Colonias Department.[1]
Esperanza is at the heart of the most importantdairy district of the country (milk production is based on theHolando-Argentino breed). Cattle farming is also a major activity. Additionally it hosts many small and medium industries in a variety of sectors (wood, metal mechanics, food products, book printing, editorials, textile, leather, etc.).
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Esperanza was the first formally organizedagricultural colony in Argentina, formed by 200 families ofimmigrants from Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium andLuxembourg who arrived during January and February 1856. The town was officially founded on 8 September 1856. The lands for each family in the colony had been set aside on 15 June 1853 by an agreement (the Agricultural Colonization Contract) between the government of Santa Fe and the entrepreneurAarón Castellanos. The original name of the city was Colonia Esperanza, that is "Colony Hope".
The city was the third one in the province to have a Municipal Council, afterRosario andSanta Fe, on 4 May 1861. It was declared the head town of its department in 1884. In 1892, it hosted the first Agricultural Congress of the Republic.
In 1944, the national government decreed that September 8, the feast of the birth of the Virgin Mary (patron of Esperanza), was to be the National Day of the Agricultural Worker, and in 1979 Esperanza was declared permanent seat of the National Festival of Agriculture and National Agricultural Worker Day.
Esperanza istwinned with:
Champéry, Switzerland (2012)[2][3]Hérémence, Switzerland (2012)[2][3]Riddes, Switzerland (2012)[2][3]Saint-Martin, Switzerland (2012)[2][3]Trient, Switzerland (2012)[2][3]Vex, Switzerland (2012)[2][3]| International | |
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