San Cristóbal, Santa Fe

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Cities and towns in Argentina San Cristóbal Province Santa Fe Department San Cristóbal Location 30°19′ S 61°14′ W Population 14,261 Area 652 km² Density 22 inhab/km² CPA base S3070 Phone code +54 3408 Mayor Edgardo L. Martino Party Socialist Party

San Cristóbal is a city in the center-north of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, 179 km north-northwest from the provincial capital. It has about 14,000 inhabitants as of the 2001 census [INDEC] and it is the head town of the San Cristóbal Department.

The town was founded in 1890 and the attained the status of comuna (commune) on 1894-01-21. It became a city on 1959-03-01.

[edit] References

• Municipality of San Cristóbal - Official website.
• 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.