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Colonia Caroya

Colonia Caroya is a municipality and human settlement in Córdoba Province, Argentina, known for its typical regional cuisine festival.

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Overview

Colonia Caroya is a human settlement and municipality located in the north of Córdoba Province, Argentina, within the Colón Department, along National Route 9. It is a linear town crossed by Avenida San Martín, a 9-kilometre-long artery lined with Spanish plane trees, described as the longest of its kind in the country. According to the 2010 INDEC census, it had 16,168 inhabitants, a 17% increase from the 13,806 recorded in the 2001 census. Together with the neighbouring city of Jesús María, it forms an urban agglomeration known as Jesús María - Colonia Caroya, which had 47,770 inhabitants in 2010. The official website of the Municipality of Colonia Caroya (coloniacaroya.gov.ar) publishes local news, including the Fiesta de las Comidas Típicas Caroyenses, participatory budgeting, and viticulture-related events. The subject is a place, not a commercial brand, company, product, or trademark.

History

Colonia Caroya is a human settlement in Argentina, located in the north of Córdoba Province, in the Colón Department, on National Route 9. It is a linear town traversed by Avenida San Martín, a 9-kilometre-long artery covered with Spanish plane trees, described as the longest in the country with this characteristic. The settlement forms an urban agglomeration with the city of Jesús María, called Jesús María - Colonia Caroya. Demographically, it counted 16,168 inhabitants (INDEC, 2010), representing a 17% increase compared to the 13,806 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001) of the previous census. The agglomeration with Jesús María had 47,770 inhabitants (INDEC, 2010). The region has medium seismicity, with notable events including the 22 September 1908 earthquake (6.5 on the Richter scale, VII on the Mercalli scale) and the 16 January 1947 earthquake (approximately 5.5 on the Richter scale). The official website of the Municipality of Colonia Caroya publishes local news, including the 30th edition of the Fiesta de las Comidas Típicas Caroyenses, participatory budgeting for 2026, and the presentation of the first artisanal grape orujo aguardiente of the province. This subject is a place, not a commercial brand.

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