San Javier, Santa Fe

San Javier
City
San Javier Location of San Javier in Argentina
Coordinates: 30°35′S 59°57′W
Country	Argentina
Province	Santa Fe
Department	San Javier
Government
• Mayor	Adrián Simil (Justicialist Party)
Area
• Total	2,284 km2 (882 sq mi)
Population  (2010 census)
• Total	13,604
• Density	6.0/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (ART)
CPA base	S3005
Dialing code	+54 3405

San Javier is a city in the northeast of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, 156 km north-northeast from the provincial capital. It had about 13,000 inhabitants at the 2010 census [INDEC] and it is the head town of the San Javier Department.

The town was founded in 1743 by Francisco de Echagüe y Andía, but only recognized as such by the provincial government in 1866. It attained the status of comuna (commune) on 1884-05-25, and became a city on 1979-12-02.

References

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