Villaguay is a city in the

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of Entre Ríos in the

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. It has about 49,000 inhabitants as of th
census 2010
and is the head town of the

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of the same name. The city lies near the geographic center of the province, east of the

Gualeguay River The Gualeguay River (Spanish Río Gualeguay) is one of the major rivers of the Mesopotamic province of Entre Ríos, Argentina. Its source is in the north of the province, in the region between the cities of Federación and San José de Felician ...

, on National Route 18 (which links it to Paraná, the provincial capital, located 155 km to the west, and to Concordia, 120 km east). The area is served by

Villaguay Aerodrome Villaguay Aerodrome is a public use airport serving Villaguay, a city in the Entre Ríos Province of Argentina. The airport is west of Villaguay. The Salto VOR (Ident: STO) is located east-northeast of the town. See also * * *Transport in ...

at . The earliest records of European settlement date to 1790. In the nineteenth century,

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, French,

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, and

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communities were established in the area. In 1873, Villaguay, previously administered by military commanders, became a municipality.

References

OpenStreetMap - Villaguay
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Villaguay.net
- Portal of the city.
Villaguayguia.com
- Portal of the city.

- Tourism portal of the province of Entre Ríos. Populated places in Entre Ríos Province {{EntreRíosAR-geo-stub