Villaguay Department, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina

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• Villaguay

• Entre Ríos municipalities
• Entre Ríos
• Argentina

Municipality of Villaguay

The municipality of Villaguay (49,445 inhabitants in 2010) is located 160 km west of Paraña. It is composed of the town of Santa Rosa de Villaguay and rural areas.

The flag of Villaguay was inaugurated on 20 November 2017 during the celebration of the 94th anniversary of the town's foundation. According to its designer, Adrian Pablo Norberto Larrondo, the flag represents hope, strength, justice and light that enlightens future.

https://noticiasvillaguay.com.ar/villaguay-celebro-su-aniversario-con-nueva-bandera/
Noticias Villaguay, 20 September 2017

https://www.facebook.com/municipalidaddevillaguay/photos/a.191518897664749/920888978061067/?type=3&theater

The flag in specifically based on the coat of arms, with a diagonal arrangement. The red and black fields with their respective star and sun.

The flag of Villaguay was elected by the town's citizens among five proposals short-listed by a jury. The results of the vote were proclaimed on 19 June 2017, as follows:
- Adrian Pablo Norberto Larrondo: 473 votes;
- Paloma Zabala: 340 votes:
- Elizabeth Hidalgo and Luana Zaragoza: 295 votes;
- Evangelina Inés Garcia and María Gracia Ranieris, 189 votes;
- Antonella Almada, Sol Micheloud and Guadalupe Ranieri, 31 votes;
- 19 null votes.

http://www.villaguay.gob.ar/v1/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4561:2017-06-22-00-46-45&catid=1:latest-news
Municipal website

The vote was organized from 8 to 19 May 2017.

https://noticiasvillaguay.com.ar/como-sera-la-eleccion-de-la-bandera-de-villaguay/
Noticias Villaguay, 3 May 2017

Other photos of the flag
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Other Proposals

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