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# General Güemes Department, Chaco Province, Argentina

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Last modified: 2026-04-25 by rob raeside
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- Juan José Castelli Municipality
- Miraflores

See also:

- Chaco municipalities
- Chaco
- Argentina

## Juan José Castelli Municipality

image by Ivan Sache, 16 Aug 2014

The municipality of Juan José Castelli (27,201 in 2010) is the capital of the General Güemes Department, Chaco Province.
The Juan José Castelli, established on 21 March 1930, was settled in June 1931 by 300 families of Volga Germans coming from La Pampa. The colony was officially inaugurated and named on 3 October 1936. The municipality of Juan José Castelli was established on 1 April 1945.
The municipality is named for the lawyer and politician Juan José Castelli (1764-1812). Nicknamed "May Orator" or "Speaker of the May Revolution", Castelli was one of the leaders of the May Revolution.
The flag of Juan José Castelli is vertically divided yellow-white-green, with an emblem in the white stripe made of three vertical celestial blue stripes arranged in a pyramid surmounted by a brown triangle.
The flag was officially presented on 9 August 2014 during the celebration of the 63rd anniversary of the establishment of the Chaco Province. A drawing was presented, and it appears that the flag has not been produced in the cloth yet.
The flag was selected in the contest "Una Bandera para Mi Ciudad" (A Flag for my Town) organized by the municipality.
Fourteen proposals were evaluated by a jury that included Orlando Gadoti, the designer of the flag of the Chaco Province.
Arnaldo Soria, the designer of the flag, explained its meaning as follows:
Yellow represents the sun that always shine over the region.
White represents cotton and the part of the region dedicated to production.
Green represents the woods that surrounds the town.
The three blue lines represent the origin of the people who built up the municipality (the natives, the creoles, and the immigrants). The intercalation of white stripes recalls the national flag.
The emblem represents the local obelisk. This obelisk (18 m in height), erected on the main square of the town, was inaugurated on 3 October 1937 to celebrate the first anniversary of the official inauguration of the town.
Ivan Sache, 16 Aug 2014

Other sites:

- About Juan José Castelli at the website of "Diario Norte", 12 June 2008
- Flag of Juan José Castelli at the website of "Diario Primera Línea", 8 August 2014
- Flag of Juan José Castelli at the website of "DataChaco"
- Flag of Juan José Castelli at the website of "Diario Chaco", 9 August 2014
- Photo of the Castelli obelisk
reported by Ivan Sache, 16 Aug 2014

## Miraflores

image located by Valentin Poposki, 4 April 2026

Municipality of Miraflores in the Department of General Güemes had a population of 7946 in 2010.

The flag is a tricolor in proportions about 1-2-1, with the stripes tilted toward the hoist, and in the centre a radiant sun in which sits a tree.

After the "A Flag for Miraflores" contest concluded, the jury announced the flag that will represent our town. At a press conference, the jury, comprised of representatives from various institutions, explained the reasons and criteria used to make their selection. Congratulations to the winner, #MiltonLuna!

Source: https://www.castellienlinea.com.ar/general/miraflores-ya-tiene-su-bandera/

Valentin Poposki, 4 April 2026