Villa Clara, Entre Ríos

Villa Clara is a village located in the Villaguay Department, in the center of the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina. According to the Argentine census bureau, it had 2,726 residents in 2010. [1]

Villa Clara
Villa Clara is located in Entre Ríos Province
Villa Clara
Villa Clara
Location in Argentina
Villa Clara is located in Argentina
Villa Clara
Villa Clara
Villa Clara (Argentina)
Coordinates: 31°50′S 58°49′W
CountryArgentina
ProvinceEntre Ríos Province
DepartmentVillaguay
Founded1902
Population
 (2010)
  Total2,726
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)

The village was named after Maurice de Hirsch's wife, Clara Bischoffsheim (1833 – 1899). Hirsch was a German Jewish philanthropist who sponsored large-scale Jewish emigration to Argentina.


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