Carcarañá is a city in the , located in the San Lorenzo Department

San Lorenzo Department

The San Lorenzo Department is an administrative subdivision of the . It is located in the south of the province...

, on the southern banks of the Carcarañá River

Carcarañá River

The Carcarañá River is a river in Argentina. It is born at the confluence of the Río Tercero and the Saladillo River in the south-east of the province of Córdoba and flows eastward into the province of Santa Fe, which it crosses.In Santa Fe the river first turns south, then...

, 47 km (29 mi) west of Rosario

Rosario

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 on National Route 9, and 196 km (122 mi) south of the provincial capital

Santa Fe, Argentina

Santa Fe is the capital city of province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It sits in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paraná and Salado rivers. It lies opposite the city of Paraná, to which it is linked by the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel. The city is also connected by canal with the...

. As of the it has about 16,000 inhabitants.

Carcarañá was founded in 1870 and attained the status of comuna (commune) on 1890-12-10.
It is known as the birthplace of José Ernesto Sosa

José Ernesto Sosa

José Ernesto Sosa is an Argentine football attacking midfielder who plays for Ukrainian club Metalist Kharkiv.- Career :Sosa played for Estudiantes between 2002 and 2007...

 and Germán Lux.