Las Parejas, Santa Fe
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Las Parejas is a city in the southwest of the province
of Santa Fe
, Argentina
, on National Route 178. Las Parejas has 11,301 inhabitants as per the .
The town was founded in 1889 on lands belonging to the Ferrocarril Central Argentino railway company. The communal jurisdiction was established on 6 October 1902. The commune officially became a city on 27 June 1986.
The economy of Las Parejas is based on agriculture and (on a smaller scale) cattle farming. Industries have experienced a surge, especially the manufacturing of agricultural machinery, since the turn of the 21st century. Las Parejas and Armstrong
are home to 20% of the productive capacity of this industry, which supplies a growing local demand and is beginning to export. Las Parejas was declared "Provincial Capital of the Small and Medium Enterprise
" in 2004.
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Provinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
of Santa Fe
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, on National Route 178. Las Parejas has 11,301 inhabitants as per the .
The town was founded in 1889 on lands belonging to the Ferrocarril Central Argentino railway company. The communal jurisdiction was established on 6 October 1902. The commune officially became a city on 27 June 1986.
The economy of Las Parejas is based on agriculture and (on a smaller scale) cattle farming. Industries have experienced a surge, especially the manufacturing of agricultural machinery, since the turn of the 21st century. Las Parejas and Armstrong
Armstrong, Santa Fe
Armstrong is a city in the southwest of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It has 10,411 inhabitants as per the . It is located from the provincial capital Santa Fe, west of Rosario and from Cañada de Gómez, on National Route 9 near the intersection with National Route 178.The economy of the...
are home to 20% of the productive capacity of this industry, which supplies a growing local demand and is beginning to export. Las Parejas was declared "Provincial Capital of the Small and Medium Enterprise
Small and medium enterprise
Small and medium enterprises or small and medium-sized enterprises are companies whose headcount or turnover falls below certain limits.The abbreviation "SME" occurs commonly...
" in 2004.
http://www.lacapital.com.ar/2005/11/06/region/noticia_243917.shtml
http://www.feriagroargentina.com.ar/ampliar.asp?IdInformacion=1189
http://www.clarin.com/diario/2006/03/05/elpais/p-01801.htm
Notable natives
- Héctor CavalleroHéctor CavalleroHéctor Cavallero , nicknamed El Tigre, "The Tiger", is an Argentine politician, who was mayor of Rosario and a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies for the province of Santa Fe ....
(b. 1939), politician, former mayor of RosarioRosarioRosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....
and national deputy. - Jorge Valdano (b. 1955), former football player, commentator and coach.