Matilde, Argentina

Coordinates: 31°48′00″S 60°58′59.9″W / 31.80000°S 60.983306°W / -31.80000; -60.983306
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Matilde
Matilde is located in Argentina
Matilde
Matilde
Location in Argentina
Coordinates: 31°48′00″S 60°58′59.9″W / 31.80000°S 60.983306°W / -31.80000; -60.983306
Country Argentina
Province Santa Fe
DepartmentLas Colonias
Founded20 September 1890
Government
 • Communal presidentLucas Saldaño
Area
 • Total128 km2 (49 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 census [INDEC])
 • Total947
CPA Base
S 3013

Matilde is a town in the Las Colonias Department of Santa Fe Province, Argentina.

History[edit]

The settlement of Plaza Matilde [es] was established in 1879. In 1889, when the railway line from Buenos Aires to Santa Fe was being built, the train station was built three kilometers to the east of the settlement. This shifted population growth to near the train station, as it became the most important center in the area. On 20 September 1890, the first train passed through Estación Matilde. This date came to be known as the founding day of the present-day town based at the now-defunct station.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ellitoral.com. "Matilde: la historia de dos pueblos en uno" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-25.