Colonia Carlos Pellegrini Explained

Colonia Carlos Pellegrini
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Pushpin Map:Argentina
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Colonia Carlos Pellegrini in Argentina
Coordinates:-28.5372°N -57.1714°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Argentina
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Corrientes
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:San Martín Department
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:683
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:ART
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:CPA base
Area Code Type:Dialing code

Colonia Carlos Pellegrini is a small town and municipality in San Martín Department in Corrientes Province, Argentina. According to the 2001 population census conducted by INDEC its population was 683 inhabitants.[1] It was established in 1927. It is connected by road to Mercedes in the southwest.

The climate of the area is subtropical, prone to storms, with an average summer temperature of 30 °C and can fall to −2 °C at night at lowest during the winter. The average rainfall is about 2000 mm per year.

It lies within the Iberá Provincial Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural Provincial del Iberá, also known as the Iberá Wetlands), a wetland of 1,300,000 hectares on a peninsula that enters the Iberá lagoon 5,500 ha. It has diverse wildlife, including alligators, swamp deer and over 350 species of birds.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sánchez, Jorge Ezequiel. Argentina pueblo a pueblo: Provincia de Córdoba III. Provincia de Corrientes. Provincia de Entre Ríos I. 22 December 2011. 2006. Clarín. 1345.