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
Location in Argentina
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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