Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe is a province of Argentina. It is in the center-east of the country. Santa Fe's most important cities are Rosario, the capital Santa Fe, Rafaela, Villa Gobernador Gálvez, Venado Tuerto, Reconquista, and Santo Tomé.
Coordinates: 33°43′22″S 62°14′46″W / 33.7227°S 62.246°WCoordinates: 33°43′22″S 62°14′46″W / 33.7227°S 62.246°W | |
Country | Argentina |
Capital | Santa Fe |
Departments | 135 |
Districts | 365 |
Municipalities and communes | 352 |
Government | |
• Governor | Omar Perotti (PJ - Todos) |
• Legislature | Chamber of Deputies (50) Senate (19) |
• National Deputies | 19 |
• National Senators | Carolina Losada, Dionisio Scarpin, Marcelo Lewandowski |
Area | |
• Total | 133,007 km2 (51,354 sq mi) |
Population (2010[1]) | |
• Total | 3,200,736 (Ranked 3rd) |
• Density | 24.1/km2 (62/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
ISO 3166 code | AR-S |
Website | www |
In 1889 the National University of the Littoral was formed.
Cattle are important to the province for both meat and milk.
Santa Fe Province Media
San Carlos Convent. The wounded were treated here during the 1813 Battle of San Lorenzo, the first in the War for Independence.
The National Flag Memorial, in Rosario.
City of Santa Fe seen from the Paraná River
Headquarters, New Bank of Santa Fe, formerly the Provincial Bank.
Estanislao López (1786-1838), after Charles Pellegrini
Reference
Provinces of Argentina | |
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Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires Province | Catamarca | Chaco | Chubut | Córdoba | Corrientes | Entre Ríos | Formosa | Jujuy | La Pampa | La Rioja | Mendoza | Misiones | Neuquen | Río Negro | Salta | San Juan | San Luis | Santa Cruz | Santa Fe | Santiago del Estero | Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands | Tucumán |