The Colón Department (in
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
, ''Departamento Colón'') is an administrative subdivision (''
departamento A ' () is a country subdivision in several Latin American
Latin Americans (; ) are the citizenship, citizens of Latin American countries (or people with cultural, ancestral or national origins in Latin America).
Latin American countries and the ...
'') of the
province
A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Entre Ríos,
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
. It is located in the center-east of the province, beside the
Uruguay River
The Uruguay River ( ; ) is a major river in South America. It flows from north to south and forms parts of the boundaries of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, separating some of the Argentine provinces of La Mesopotamia from the other two countr ...
.
The department has 75,305 inhabitants as per the . The head town is
Colón (population 21,000). Other cities and towns are
San José,
Ubajay,
Villa Elisa,
Pueblo Liebig,
La Clarita,
Arroyo Barú,
Pueblo Cazes, Hocker and Hambis.
References
*
Complete Tourism Guide of Colón(Spanish)
External links
*
Departments of Entre Ríos Province
{{EntreRíosAR-geo-stub