Corral de Bustos
Corral de Bustos | |
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Town | |
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| Country | Argentina |
| Founded | 14th of November, 1901 |
| Founded by | Carlos Von Ifflinger |
| Elevation | 124 m (407 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,000 |
| Demonym | Corralense |
| Area code | 03468 |
Corral de Bustos is a town in Argentina located in the district of Marcos Juárez, in the south east of the Province of Córdoba.
The principal economic activity is agriculture, followed by livestock. It also highlights the trade and industry, among which we highlight the presence of several textile mills, although in smaller proportions.
In the 1970's the Provincial Casino arrived to the locality, along with a series of carnivals and folkloric festivals, which situated the town as a centre of nightlife for the reigon. The town continues to be a very popular centre for nightlife with the people from surrounding reigons flocking to the town on the weekends to enjoy the Casino, the nighclubs and the wide array of bars and nightclubs.
Corral de Bustos has a population counted at 11,882 habitants as of 2001 (INDEC, 2001) which represents an increase of 5.8% from the previous census with the population counted at 9,389 in 1991 (INDEC, 1991).
The town is also known as Corral de Bustos - Ifflinger, the second part of the name corresponds to the original name of the locality, which as the time passed the was designated to a part of the town known as barrio Ifflinger. It is a common to hear the residents of the city refer to themselves as 'Corrales'.
The city has two sports institutions, Sporting Club and Club Atlético Social Corralense; in football matches are usually spread throughout the South Reigonal Soccer Championships League.