López, Santa Fe


López is an Argentinian locality and town in the San Jerónimo Department within the Santa Fe Province.
It is situated 100 km from the capital of the province, Santa Fe.
The commune was founded on 20 May 1896.

Population

It has 1,535 inhabitants , an increase of 1,467 inhabitants over the last census.

Geographic location

López is the head of its communal district. Its area covers 13,000 hectares.
The limits are: at the North :es:Santa Clara de Buena Vista|Santa Clara de la Buena Vista. At the east, :es:Loma Alta|Loma Alta. And at the south Campo Piaggio and Loma Alta.

Colonization

The first colonists who settled the colony were tenants of Mariano López.
They were immigrants from the North of Italy, mostly from Piedmont.
The first general census of Santa Fe, taken in July 1887 confirmed that López population came from:

CountryPeople
2
64
1
2
3
227
15
Total immigrants250
Total inhabitants314

Sports

The football club of the town is the Argentinian Athletic Club of López that competes in the :es:Liga Esperancina de Fútbol|Football League of Esperanza.