San Carlos Centro is a city in the center of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, located 46 kilometres (29 mi) from the provincial capital Santa Fe. It has 11,055 inhabitants as per the 2010 census [INDEC].

San Carlos Centro
San Carlos Centro is located in Argentina
San Carlos Centro
San Carlos Centro
Location of San Carlos Centro in Argentina
Coordinates: 31°44′S 61°6′W / 31.733°S 61.100°W / -31.733; -61.100
Country Argentina
Province Santa Fe
DepartmentLas Colonias
Area
 • Total66 km2 (25 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total11,055
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
S3013
Dialing code+54 3404

Like most other towns in the Las Colonias Department, San Carlos Centro was originally an agricultural colony, populated by European immigrants. It was founded in 1858 by Carlos Beck Bernard, of the Beck & Herzog Swiss Colonizing Society. The settlement received the category of comuna (village or commune) on 2 June 1886, and became a city (full-fledged municipality) on 9 October 1986. The city preserves its historical past at the Historical Museum of the San Carlos Colony.

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