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Banda Department, Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina

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La Banda Municipality

[La Banda Municipality flag] image by Ivan Sache, 29 Sep 2012

The municipality of La Banda (95,178 inhabitants in 2001, therefore the second most populous municipality in the province) is located 10 km of Santiago del Estero, on the left bank of river Dulce.

La Banda emerged in the late 19th century as a agricultural colony located close to the San Carlos estate. The appearance of the railway in 1890 boosted the development of the settlement through immigration and export of products; La Banda counted more than 6,000 inhabitants around 1900.

The first autonomous local government, the three-member "Municipal Commission for La Banda Station", was named and tasked by the Provincial Law of 4 January 1892. The "Municipal Commission of La Banda Village" was organized by Provincial Decree No. 55 of 23 January 1905.

La Banda was granted the rank of "ciudad" by the Provincial Assembly on 16 September 1912. The municipality of La Banda was formally established on 3 January 1920. Provincial Law No. 907 of 5 August 1925 granted La Banda a locally elected Municipal Council, but elections were delayed for years by the provincial government. The first elected Municipal Council was eventually inaugurated on 7 July 1929.

The flag and arms of La Banda were approved by the Municipal Council on 14 September 2012.

The flag is horizontally divided celeste blue-white-red with the greater municipal arms in the middle. Celeste blue and white come form the national flag, while red comes form the provincial flag.

The coat of arms is:

    "Quarterly, 1. Vert a cotton boll proper, 2. Or a locomotive proper, 3. Azure an inkpot and quill proper, 4. Gules a guitar and a drum argent, a bordure argent inscribed in letters sable 'La Banda / Trabajo - Libertad - Progresso [Work - Liberty - Progress]'. The shield surmounted by a rising sun or and surrounded by two branches of orange tree leaved vert and flowered argent." The adoption of the symbols was not unanimous. The majority at the Municipal Council ("Movimiento Viable") considered that "there was no reason to delay the adoption process of the symbols", while the opposition group ("Frente Civico") called for a public vote. The opponents, upset by this "scandalous session", left the room. They claim that the proposals were imposed by Mayor Héctor Ruiz, who presented them as their own, while it is known that they were designed years ago by the former Municipal Councillor Carlos Ruiz.
    Ivan Sache, 29 Sep 2012Other sites:
  • The flag of La Banda at the website of "El Liberal", 15 September 2012
  • The flag of La Banda at the website of "El Liberal", 15 September 2012
  • The flag of La Banda at the website of "El Liberal", 15 September 2012
    Reported by Ivan Sache, 29 Sep 2012

Clodomira Municipality

[Municipality flag] image located by Valentin Poposki, 14 July 2024

The flag of the Municipality of Clodomira is in the Department of Banda.

https://www.facebook.com/artgnjhgrz/photos

Descrption (in Spanish):

El diseño de la Bandera de la Ciudad de Clodomira, está formada por siete franjas horizontales:
• Dos verde esmeralda en sus extremos, simbolizando los ALFALFARES y ALGODONALES.
• En el medio los colores de la Enseña Nacional, celeste cielo y blanco.
•sobre la franja blanca se encuentra una línea rojo punzó, haciendo alusión a la Bandera Provincial.
• Y en su centro un sol dorado que representa su esplendor, consta de veinticuatro rayos rectos, de los cuales ocho son rayos simples y ocho dobles, ubicados de manera alternada.

[Google translation:

The design of the Flag of the City of Clodomira is made up of seven horizontal stripes:
• Two emerald green at the top and bottom, symbolizing the ALFALFARES and ALGODONALES.
• In the middle the colors of the National Ensign, sky blue and white.
• On the white stripe there is a red dotted line, alluding to the Provincial Flag.
• And in its center a golden sun that represents its splendor, consisting of twenty-four straight rays, of which eight are simple rays and eight double, located alternately.]

Valentin Poposki, 14 July 2024

Emblem

[Municipality emblem] image located by Valentin Poposki, 14 July 2024

Los Quiroga Municipality

[Municipality flag] image located by Valentin Poposki, 1 August 2024

The flag of the Municipal Commission of Los Quiroga in the Department of Banda is seen at:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php and many more photos on the same Facebook page.

It is white with the shield centered, showing a dammed river and a mural crest, and with waving blue-white-red ribbons in each corner.

 

Valentin Poposki, 1 August 2024

Emblem

[Municipality emblem] image located by Valentin Poposki, 1 August 2024