La Capital Department, Santa Fe

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Provincial departments in Argentina La Capital Department, Santa Fe Population 489,505 Area 3,055 km² Density 160.2 inhab/km² Head town Santa Fe Location 31°38′ S 60°42′ W

The La Capital Department (in Spanish, Departamento La Capital) is an administrative subdivision (departamento) of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the center-east of the province. It limits with the Paraná River in the east; and from there (going clockwise) with the departments of San Jerónimo (south), Las Colonias (west), San Justo (north) and Garay (northeast).

The department has about 490,000 inhabitants, making it the second most populated in the province after the Rosario Department. Its head town is Santa Fe, which is also the provincial capital (population 370,000). Other cities and towns are Arroyo Aguiar, Arroyo Leyes, Cabal, Campo Andino, Candioti, Emilia, Laguna Paiva, Llambi Campbell, Monte Vera, Nelson, Recreo, San José del Rincón, Santo Tomé, and Sauce Viejo.

Departments of Santa Fe Province
Belgrano | Caseros | Castellanos | Constitución | Garay | General López | General Obligado | Iriondo | La Capital | Las Colonias | Nueve de Julio | Rosario | San Cristóbal | San Javier | San Jerónimo | San Justo | San Lorenzo | San Martín | Vera |

[edit] References

• Inforama - Municipalities of the La Capital Department.
• Department information - Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.