Villa Gobernador Gálvez
Villa Gobernador Gálvez | ||
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Villa Gobernador Gálvez is a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, located on the western ravine of the Paraná River, within the metropolitan area of Greater Rosario. It had 74,509 inhabitants per the 2001 census [INDEC]. It is separated from Rosario, to the north, by the Saladillo Stream. It is the fourth most populated city in the province and the second in the metropolitan area.
The city was founded by an
The town was declared a city by Governor Carlos Sylvestre Begnis on 12 April 1962. At the time it had about 18,000 inhabitants. What today is called "Villa Gobernador Gálvez" is in fact an aggregate of three towns: V. G. Gálvez proper, Villa Diego and Pueblo Nuevo. The history of the city is preserved in a public museum (Dr. Raúl Malatesta Municipal Museum), established in 1986 and managed by an association of citizens.
Villa Gobernador Gálvez is divided in about 20 .
Notable people
- Ezequiel Barco, soccer player on loan to Club Atlético River Plate
- Ezequiel Lavezzi, former professional soccer player who represented the Argentina national football team from 2007 to 2016
References
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- "Villa Gobernador Gálvez". Santa Fe provincial government.
- History of V. G. G. on the telephone-ISP cooperative website.
- Museo Municipal - Website of the public museum.