Czechs in Argentina

Czech Argentines
Checo-argentinos (Spanish)
Čeští Argentinci (Czech)
Total population
30,000 - 40,000 (2009)
Regions with significant populations
Buenos Aires · Santa Fe · Chaco · Misiones
Languages
Spanish · Czech
Religion
Christianity · Judaism · Others
Related ethnic groups
Czechs · Other Argentines

As of 2009, there are around 30,000 - 40,000 descent of Czechs and Slovaks living in Argentina. Argentina has the largest Czech community in Latin America. Czech immigration to Argentina began during the World War I and was divided in four periods. Czechs settled mainly in Buenos Aires, Gran La Plata, Rosario and Chaco.