Basavilbaso

The town developed around the Gobernador Basavilbaso Station of the Ferrocarril Central Entrerriano railway company, which became part of Entre Ríos Railway in 1892. The first train arrived on 30 June 1887, and this is now regarded as the foundation date of Basavilbaso. The town was first settled by Russian Jewish immigrants basically from Ukraine (Kherson Oblast) and Bessarabia. One of the first Jewish colonies in Argentina. These settlers formed the first agricultural cooperative in South America. Jevel Katz, the popular Yiddish troubadour, wrote a song called Basavilbaso. • Illustration — The "Prayer to Moses" synagogue in Basavilbaso As "Jewish gauchos", they were recognized as the first to farm in an area where farming was non-existent. Other groups began to settle in the town: Italians, Volga Germans, and Russians.

• Name — Basavilbaso • Settlement Type — Town • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Argentina • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Entre Ríos • Subdivision Type2 — Department • Subdivision Name2 — Uruguay • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Hernán Bessel • Unit Pref — Metric • Population Total — 9742 • Population As Of — 2010 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — ART • Utc Offset1 — −3 • Postal Code Type — CPA base • Postal Code — E3170 • Area Code Type — Dialing code • Area Code — +54 3445