San Justo, Santa Fe

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Cities and towns in Argentina 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.

Founded in 1868 by Mariano Cabal, San Justo attained the status of a comuna (commune) on 1887-07-13 and the following year the Ferrocarril Provincial de Santa Fe arrived on 1 September 1888. 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.