Cortaderas

Cortaderas is a village and municipality in central Argentina's San Luis Province. The locality is divided by Provincial Route No. 1, a defining feature of its geography and the apparent basis for the place-name explanation associated with the settlement. Its inhabited areas extend across both sides of the highway and include Cortaderas itself, Balcarce and Malvinas Argentinas to the west, and Villa Elena, San Miguel and La Cañada to the east. The municipality therefore encompasses a mix of village, rural and scenic areas rather than a single compact urban center. A notable feature of the municipality is Villa Elena and the nearby Quebrada de Villa Elena natural reserve, which forms part of the area's landscape and contributes to its role as an access route toward forested and mountainous environments. Cortaderas is described as one of the pathways into the surrounding forest park, giving the locality a geographic and tourism connection to the reserve and its natural surroundings. According to the 2010 census conducted by Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Census, the municipality had 822 residents across the areas within its administrative limits. This represented an increase of 161 residents, or approximately 24 percent, compared with the 2001 census. The reported population total includes the Villa Elena national-park area. No reliable reference material identifies Cortaderas as a consumer, corporate or product brand; the authoritative subject is an Argentine municipality and village. Commercial brand attributes such as products, ownership, executives, campaigns, financial performance and corporate markets are therefore not applicable or not documented here.

Cortaderas developed as a settlement and municipality in San Luis Province, in central Argentina. The locality's physical organization is closely connected to Provincial Route No. 1, which runs through the municipality and separates its western and eastern areas. On the western side are Cortaderas, Balcarce and Malvinas Argentinas. On the eastern side are Villa Elena, San Miguel and La Cañada, together with rural land and access toward the area's natural landscapes. The name Cortaderas is explained in reference material through the Spanish word associated with something being cut or divided. In the context of the locality, this interpretation relates to the way the provincial route divides the settlement into two principal sides. The name therefore reflects the municipality's visible geographic structure rather than a commercial identity. Villa Elena is one of the municipality's most prominent areas. The Quebrada de Villa Elena natural reserve is located to the east of the town and is identified as a notable protected natural area in Argentina. Cortaderas serves as one of the access paths toward the surrounding forest park, linking the settlement with the reserve and with the broader scenic environment of San Luis Province. This setting gives the municipality a rural and nature-oriented character. Population data from Argentina's 2001 and 2010 national censuses documents moderate growth. The 2010 census counted 822 residents across all areas within the village's municipal limits, including the Villa Elena national-park area. That total was 161 residents higher than in 2001, equivalent to an increase of roughly 24 percent. The available reference material does not provide additional historical dates, municipal leadership information, economic data or details about commercial enterprises associated with the locality. Because the supplied subject is a place-name rather than a business or consumer brand, conventional brand encyclopedia fields such as product portfolios, brand campaigns, corporate decisions, executives and scandals do not apply. The entry is retained under the requested identifier but should not be interpreted as evidence that Cortaderas is a commercial brand.

• 2010

  Municipality recorded 822 residents

  [1]Cortaderasen.wikipedia.org

  The 2010 INDEC census counted 822 residents across the areas within Cortaderas's municipal limits, including the Villa Elena national-park area. This was an increase of 161 residents, or about 24 percent, from 2001.

• 2001

  Population recorded in the national census

  [1]Cortaderasen.wikipedia.org

  The 2001 Argentine census established the earlier population benchmark used to assess subsequent growth in Cortaderas; the supplied reference does not state the absolute population figure for that census.

1. 1Cortaderasen.wikipedia.org