San Javier Department, Santa Fe
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The San Javier Department (in Spanish
, Departamento San Javier) is an administrative subdivision (departamento
) of the . It is located on the northeast of the province, with its eastern border coinciding with the provincial border along the Paraná River
.
The department's head town is the city of San Javier
, which has over 15,000 inhabitants (more than half the population of the department). The department also includes the towns of Alejandra, Cacique Ariacaiquín, Colonia Durán, La Brava, and Romang.
The San Javier Department is limited by the departments of Garay
(south), San Justo (southwest), Vera
(west), and General Obligado
(north).
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, Departamento San Javier) is an administrative subdivision (departamento
Departments of Argentina
Departments form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. There are no departments in the city of Buenos Aires, which has so far been divided into neighbourhoods as its administrative divisions, but is to be divided now into communes by a recently passed local act...
) of the . It is located on the northeast of the province, with its eastern border coinciding with the provincial border along the Paraná River
Paraná River
The Paraná River is a river in south Central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina for some . It is second in length only to the Amazon River among South American rivers. The name Paraná is an abbreviation of the phrase "para rehe onáva", which comes from the Tupi language...
.
The department's head town is the city of San Javier
San Javier, Santa Fe
San Javier is a city in the northeast of the , 156 km north-northeast from the provincial capital. It has about 15,000 inhabitants as of the and it is the head town of the San Javier Department....
, which has over 15,000 inhabitants (more than half the population of the department). The department also includes the towns of Alejandra, Cacique Ariacaiquín, Colonia Durán, La Brava, and Romang.
The San Javier Department is limited by the departments of Garay
Garay Department
The Garay Department is an administrative subdivision of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the center-east of the province. It has about 20,000 inhabitants as per the . Its head town is the city of Helvecia...
(south), San Justo (southwest), Vera
Vera Department
The Vera Department is an administrative subdivision of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the center-north of the province...
(west), and General Obligado
General Obligado Department
The General Obligado Department is an administrative subdivision of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the northeast of the province. It has about 166,000 inhabitants as per the...
(north).