San Justo, Santa Fe

30°47′S 60°35′W / 30.783°S 60.583°W / -30.783; -60.583Country ArgentinaProvince Santa FeDepartmentSan JustoGovernment • MayorMario Ruben Silvestrini (Socialist Party)Area • Total790 km² (310 sq mi)Population • Total21,624 • Density27/km² (71/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)CPA baseDialing 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 2010 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. On January 10, 1973, the city was struck by a destructive tornado.

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.