San Justo, Santa Fe

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San Justo
CountryArgentina
ProvinceSanta Fe
DepartmentSan Justo
Government
 • MayorMario Ruben Silvestrini (Socialist Party)
Area
 • Total790 km2 (310 sq mi)
Population
 • Total21,815
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
S3040
Dialing code+54 3498

San Justo is a city in the center region of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, 99 km north from the provincial capital. It had about 22,000 inhabitants at 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 13 July 1887 and the following year the Ferrocarril Provincial de Santa Fe arrived on 1 September 1888. It became a city on 17 September 1959.

References

  • Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
  • "San Justo, Santa Fe". Santa Fe provincial government.