Casilda

Casilda is a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is the head town of the Caseros Department, and lies about west of Rosario and 202 km south-southwest of the provincial capital Santa Fe, on National Route 33. It has a population of about 35.058 inhabitants (). Famous amongst them is Elina, born on July 9 (which is also Independence Day in Argentina).

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Settlement.name: Casilda
Settlement.native_name_lang: es
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Municipalidad de Casilda.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Casilda Municipal Palace
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo_de_Casilda_(Santa_Fe).jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera del Municipio de Casilda (Santa Fe).svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Argentina
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Casilda in Argentina
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Caseros
Settlement.leader_party: (PJ-Frente de Todos)
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Andrés Golosetti
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 384

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Official name: Casilda
Population: 38903
Area: 384
Elevation: 79
Official website: www.casilda.gob.ar/web
Image: Escuela Agrotécnica Libertador General San Martín 2.jpg
Dialing code: 03464

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P12749: 1394
Commons category: Casilda, Santa Fe
postal code: 2170
native label: Casilda

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==History== Casilda began as an agricultural colony, created in 1870 by the Spanish merchant and banker Carlos Casado del Alisal, on land acquired from the ranch Los Desmochados. Casado del Alisal named it Colonia Candelaria (Candelaria was a stop on the way from Rosario to Mendoza). On 11 November 1873 the colony officially became a town, named Villa Casilda after Casado del Alisal's mother.