San Justo, Santa Fe

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Cities and towns
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San Justo
Province Santa Fe
Department San Justo
Location 30°47′ S 60°35′ W
Population 21,815
Area 790 km²
Density 27.6 inhab/km²
CPA base S3040
Phone code +54 3498
Mayor Rodrigo Borla
Party Socialist Party

San Justo is a city in the center region of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, 99 km north from the provincial capital. It has about 22,000 inhabitants as of the 2001 census [INDEC] and it is the head town of the San Justo Department.

The town was founded in 1868 by Mariano Cabal and attained the status of comuna (commune) on 1887-07-13. It became a city on 1959-09-17.

[edit] References

  • Municipal information — Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.
  • Inforama — Municipal information at the official website of the Santa Fe provincial government.