López, Santa Fe

López is an Argentine 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 (INDEC, 2010), an increase of 1,467 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001) 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 Santa Clara de la Buena Vista. At the east, 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:

Sports
The football club of the town is the Club Argentino de López that competes in the Football League of Esperanza.