San Jerónimo Department
Encyclopedia
The San Jerónimo Department (in Spanish
, Departamento San Jerónimo) is an administrative subdivision (departamento
) of the . It is located in the center-south of the province. It limits with the Paraná River
in the east; and from there (going clockwise) with the departments of San Lorenzo
and Iriondo
(south), Belgrano
(southwest), San Martín
(west), and Las Colonias
and La Capital
(north).
The department has over 77,000 inhabitants. Its head town is Coronda
(population 17,000). Other cities and towns are Arocena, Barrancas, Bernardo de Irigoyen, Campo Piaggio, Casalegno, Centeno, Desvío Arijón, Díaz, Gaboto, Gálvez, Gessler, Larrechea, Loma Alta, López, Maciel, Monje, Pueblo Irigoyen, San Eugenio, San Fabián, San Genaro, and San Genaro Norte.
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 Jerónimo) 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 in the center-south of the province. It limits with 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...
in the east; and from there (going clockwise) with the departments of San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo Department
The San Lorenzo Department is an administrative subdivision of the . It is located in the south of the province...
and Iriondo
Iriondo Department
The Iriondo Department is an administrative subdivision of the . It is located in the south of the province. It limits with the departments of San Jerónimo in the north, San Lorenzo in the east, Caseros in the south, and Belgrano in the west...
(south), Belgrano
Belgrano Department, Santa Fe
The Belgrano Department is an administrative subdivision of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the southwest of the province...
(southwest), San Martín
San Martín Department, Santa Fe
The San Martín Department is an administrative subdivision of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the center-south of the province...
(west), and Las Colonias
Las Colonias Department
The Las Colonias Department is an administrative subdivision of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the center of the province. Starting from the east and going clockwise, it limits with the departments of La Capital, San Jerónimo, San Martín, Castellanos, San Cristóbal, and San...
and La Capital
La Capital Department, Santa Fe
The La Capital Department is an administrative subdivision of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the center-east of the province...
(north).
The department has over 77,000 inhabitants. Its head town is Coronda
Coronda
Coronda is a small and beautiful city in the . It is located in the San Jerónimo Department, 43 km south from the provincial capital . It has a population of about 17,000 inhabitants ....
(population 17,000). Other cities and towns are Arocena, Barrancas, Bernardo de Irigoyen, Campo Piaggio, Casalegno, Centeno, Desvío Arijón, Díaz, Gaboto, Gálvez, Gessler, Larrechea, Loma Alta, López, Maciel, Monje, Pueblo Irigoyen, San Eugenio, San Fabián, San Genaro, and San Genaro Norte.