Ibarlucea Explained

Ibarlucea
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Argentina
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Ibarlucea in Argentina
Coordinates:-32.85°N -108°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Argentina
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Santa Fe
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Rosario
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:4402
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:ART
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:CPA base
Postal Code:S2142
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:+54 341

Ibarlucea is a town (comuna) in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It has 4,402 inhabitants per the . It is located on National Route 34, immediately north-west of Rosario, forming part of the Greater Rosario metropolitan area, and 1550NaN0 south of the provincial capital Santa Fe.

The area was known as Kilómetro 409 around the end of the 19th century, since during 12 years, beginning in 1891, it was a settlement centered on a train station for the Rosario–Tucumán line of the Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano. The town proper was founded in 1903 by Rita Alcácer de Ybarlucea, who donated lands formerly owned by her deceased husband Melitón Ybarlucea (ibar luzea in Standard Basque means "the long valley") to be used for public offices, streets, a square, a church, etc. The town depended on a support commission based in Rosario, until the local communal institutions were created on 5 April 1915.