San Justo, Santa Fe

San Justo
City
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San Justo Location of San Justo in Argentina
Coordinates: 30°47′S 60°35′W
Country	Argentina
Province	Santa Fe
Department	San Justo
Government
• Mayor	Mario Ruben Silvestrini (Socialist Party)
Area
• Total	790 km^2 (310 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	21,624
• Density	27/km^2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-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 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 town 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.