Casilda
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Casilda is a city in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina and the seat of the Caseros Department. Located in the fertile agricultural plains of the Pampas, roughly 50 km southwest of Rosario, it serves as a prominent farming and agro-industrial hub.
Flag Description: A rectangular flag with an aspect ratio of 3:5 (or 2:3), divided horizontally into an upper white and a lower green section, separated by an upward-pointing red chevron. In the upper white field, there is a stylized yellow wheat ear curved into the shape of the letter "C".
Symbolism: The flag was designed by David Mottura as the winner of the 1997 municipal competition and was officially adopted on September 18, 1997, via Municipal Ordinance No. 725 (also referenced as No. 715 on FOTW). White symbolizes peace, solidarity, and the integration of settlers; green represents the fertile pampas plain and hope for a prosperous future; red honors federalism as well as the flags of European immigrant nations (Italy, Spain, France, Switzerland, Great Britain, and Belgium) that founded Colonia Candelaria; the yellow wheat ear signifies agricultural wealth, with its curvature forming the letter "C" for Casilda.
Flag Description: A rectangular flag with an aspect ratio of 3:5 (or 2:3), divided horizontally into an upper white and a lower green section, separated by an upward-pointing red chevron. In the upper white field, there is a stylized yellow wheat ear curved into the shape of the letter "C".
Symbolism: The flag was designed by David Mottura as the winner of the 1997 municipal competition and was officially adopted on September 18, 1997, via Municipal Ordinance No. 725 (also referenced as No. 715 on FOTW). White symbolizes peace, solidarity, and the integration of settlers; green represents the fertile pampas plain and hope for a prosperous future; red honors federalism as well as the flags of European immigrant nations (Italy, Spain, France, Switzerland, Great Britain, and Belgium) that founded Colonia Candelaria; the yellow wheat ear signifies agricultural wealth, with its curvature forming the letter "C" for Casilda.
Statistics
Area
384.00 km²
Population
38,597