Caá Catí
Caá Catí, also known as Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Caá Catí, is a town in Corrientes Province, Argentina, and the administrative seat of General Paz Department.
Last updated August 26, 2026
Overview
Caá Catí is a town in northeastern Argentina, located in Corrientes Province and serving as the head town of General Paz Department. The name is also associated with the longer historical designation Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Caá Catí. It is a municipal and administrative locality rather than a commercial brand, company, talent agency, or consumer product identity. The settlement was founded in 1707, placing its origins in the early colonial period of the region. Its historical development is connected to the formation of local civic and religious communities in Corrientes and to the wider settlement pattern of northeastern Argentina. During the twentieth century, Caá Catí gained a transport connection through the Ferrocarril Económico Correntino, a narrow-gauge railway system. The town had a railway station on the line running between Corrientes and Mburucuyá from 1912 until 1927. Although the railway service operated for a relatively limited period, it formed part of the province's earlier efforts to connect inland communities with regional centers. Today, Caá Catí remains an active settlement and the departmental seat of General Paz Department. The available reference material does not establish a corporate ownership structure, commercial brand portfolio, listed status, major products, advertising campaigns, or business executives. Its relevance in an encyclopedia is primarily geographic, administrative, and historical rather than commercial.
History
Caá Catí is a historic settlement in Corrientes Province in northeastern Argentina. It is also referred to by the formal or historical name Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Caá Catí. The town was founded in 1707, during the colonial-era development of the Corrientes region. The available sources do not identify a specific founder or provide a detailed account of the circumstances surrounding its establishment. Its long-term role developed around local settlement, administration, and the organization of the surrounding territory. Caá Catí is located in what is now General Paz Department and serves as the department's head town. This administrative role distinguishes it from the commercial-brand interpretation implied by the supplied industry taxonomy: the authoritative Wikipedia subject is a human settlement, not a talent agency or other communication-services business. Accordingly, no company ownership, product portfolio, corporate parent, or brand-management history is applicable on the basis of the available material. The town also participated in the regional transport history of Corrientes. From 1912 to 1927, Caá Catí had a station on the Ferrocarril Económico Correntino, a narrow-gauge railway that connected Corrientes with Mburucuyá. The railway formed part of the province's earlier inland transportation network and provided a link between Caá Catí and other communities during the period in which the station operated. The service ended in 1927, and the reference material does not provide further details about the station's later physical condition or the effects of its closure. Caá Catí continues to exist as an active town and departmental administrative center. The cited material offers only limited detail about its contemporary population, economy, institutions, cultural life, or municipal administration. It does, however, establish the settlement's founding date, its departmental significance, and its temporary role in the Corrientes railway network.
- 1927Railway service period ends
The town's station ceased to be part of the referenced Ferrocarril Económico Correntino service after operating from 1912 to 1927.
- 1912Railway station opens
Caá Catí began service as a station on the narrow-gauge Ferrocarril Económico Correntino line linking Corrientes and Mburucuyá.
- 1707Foundation of the settlement
Caá Catí was founded in Corrientes Province during the colonial period.
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