Santa Fe Province
province of Argentina
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.
Santa Fe | |
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Coordinates: 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) |
Demonym | santafesino |
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.
Reference
changeProvinces 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 |