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Coordinates: 33°53′S 61°06′W / 33.883°S 61.100°W / -33.883; -61.100
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{{Short description|City in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Colón
|official_name = Colón
|settlement_type = City
|settlement_type = City
|image_seal = Escudo del Partido de Colón.png
|image_seal =
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|pushpin_label_position = bottom
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Argentina]]
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|pushpin_map1 = Buenos Aires Province
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|pushpin_map_caption1 = Location in [[Buenos Aires Province]]
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|pushpin_mapsize1 = 200
|subdivision_type = Country
|coordinates_display = inline,title
|coordinates_region = AR
|subdivision_name = {{ARG}}
|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Argentina|Province]]
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name1 = [[Image:Bandera Buenos Aires.svg|24px]] [[Buenos Aires Province|Buenos Aires]]
|subdivision_name = {{ARG}}
|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Argentina|Province]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[Partidos of Buenos Aires|Partido]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Colón Partido|Colón]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Image:Buenos_Aires_province_flag.png|24px]] [[Buenos Aires Province|Buenos Aires]]
|established_title = Founded
|subdivision_type2 = [[Partidos of Buenos Aires|Partido]]
|established_date = 1892
|subdivision_name2 = [[Colón Partido|Colón]]
|population_as_of = {{census-ar|2001}}
|established_title = Founded
|established_date = 1892
|population_total = 23,171
|population_density_km2 =
|population_as_of = {{census-ar|2001}}
|coordinates = {{coord|33|53|S|61|06|W|region:AR|display=inline,title}}
|population_total = 23,171
|population_density_km2 =
|elevation_m = 82
|postal_code_type = [[Argentine postal code|CPA Base]]
|latd = 33
|latm = 53
|postal_code = [[ISO 3166-2:AR|B]] 2720
|longd = 61
|area_code = +[[Telephone numbers in Argentina|54]] 2473
|longm = 06
|website =
|latNS=S|longEW=W
|elevation_m = 82
|postal_code_type = [[Argentine postal code|CPA Base]]
|postal_code = [[ISO 3166-2:AR|B]] 2720
|area_code = +[[Telephone numbers in Argentina|54]] 2473
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}}
}}
[[File:Faro de las Pampas - Colón (BA).JPG|thumb|A lighthouse on an island in the town's Municipal Lake Complex.]]

'''Colón''' is a small city in [[Buenos Aires Province]], [[Argentina]]. It is the [[administrative centre]] for [[Colón Partido]].
'''Colón''' is a small city in [[Buenos Aires Province]], Argentina. It is the [[administrative centre]] for [[Colón Partido]].


The town is located in an agricultural area, the main areas of employment are in agriculture, the production of agricultural machinery and textiles.
The town is located in an agricultural area, the main areas of employment are in agriculture, the production of agricultural machinery and textiles.
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==External links==
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1892]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1892]]
[[Category:1892 establishments in Argentina]]
[[Category:1892 establishments in Argentina]]



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Latest revision as of 20:54, 15 April 2024

Colón
City
Colón is located in Argentina
Colón
Colón
Location in Argentina
Coordinates: 33°53′S 61°06′W / 33.883°S 61.100°W / -33.883; -61.100
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
PartidoColón
Founded1892
Elevation
82 m (269 ft)
Population
 (2001 census [INDEC])
 • Total
23,171
CPA Base
B 2720
Area code+54 2473
A lighthouse on an island in the town's Municipal Lake Complex.

Colón is a small city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative centre for Colón Partido.

The town is located in an agricultural area, the main areas of employment are in agriculture, the production of agricultural machinery and textiles.

The local museum is housed at the former Ferrocarril General Bartolomé Mitre railway station and has a display of old photographs and artifacts.

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Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)