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Santa Fe Province

Santa Fe
Province
Flag of Santa Fe
Flag
Coat of arms of Santa Fe
Coat of arms
Location of Santa Fe Province within Argentina
Location of Santa Fe Province within Argentina
Country Argentina
Departments 19
Districts 365
Municipalities and communes 352
Capital Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
Government
 • Governor Miguel Lifschitz (FPCyS - PS)
 • Legislature Chamber of Deputies (50)
Senate (19)
 • National Deputies
19
 • National Senators Carlos Reutemann, Omar Perotti, María de los Ángeles Sacnun
Area
Ranked 10th
 • Total 133,007 km2 (51,354 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,194,537
 • Rank 3rd
 • Density 24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Demonym(s) santafesino
Time zone ART (UTC−3)
ISO 3166 code AR-S
Website www.santa-fe.gov.ar

The Province of Santa Fe (Spanish: Provincia de Santa Fe, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanta ˈfe]) is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco (divided by the 28th parallel south), Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero. Together with Córdoba and Entre Ríos, the province is part of the economico-political association known as the Center Region.

Santa Fe's most important cities are Rosario (population 1,193,605), the capital Santa Fe (369,000), Rafaela (100,000), Villa Gobernador Gálvez (74,000), Venado Tuerto (69,000), Reconquista (66,000), and Santo Tomé (58,000).

The adult literacy rate in the province is 96.3%

The aboriginal tribes who inhabited this region were the Tobas, Timbúes, Mocovíes, Pilagás, Guaycurúes, and Guaraníes. They were nomadic, lived from hunting, fishing and fruit recollection.


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