La Banda, Argentina
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| Coordinates: 27°44′S 64°15′W / 27.733°S 64.25°WCoordinates: 27°44′S 64°15′W / 27.733°S 64.25°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province | Santiago del Estero |
| Department | Banda |
| Population | |
| • Total | 95,178 |
| Time zone | ART (UTC-3) |
| CPA base | G4300 |
| Dialing code | +54 385 |
La Banda is a city in the province of Santiago del Estero, Argentina. It has about 95,000 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC], making it the second largest in the province. It is the head town of the Banda Department.
La Banda is located only 8 km away from the provincial capital Santiago del Estero, separated from it by the course of the Dulce River, which is crossed by two connecting bridges. The two cities form a metropolitan area with about 280,000 inhabitants. Close to it, the Dulce is turned into an artificial lake by the Los Quiroga Dam.
Besides the access to National Route 9 through Santiago del Estero, the city is linked to Tucumán and to Buenos Aires by a weekly train service of the Ferrocarril General Bartolomé Mitre.
La Banda is the birthplace of the infamous former provincial governor and caudillo Carlos Juárez.
[edit] References
- Municipality of La Banda — Official website.
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (Spanish)
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