La Capital Department, Santa Fe

The La Capital Department (in Spanish, Departamento La Capital, Spanish pronunciation: [depaɾtaˈmento la kapiˈtal]) is an administrative subdivision (departamento) of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the center-east of the province. It limits with the Paraná River in the east; and from there (going clockwise) with the departments of San Jerónimo (south), Las Colonias (west), San Justo (north) and Garay (northeast).

La Capital Department
Department
Location of La Capital Department within Santa Fe Province
Coordinates: 31°38′S 60°42′W
Country	Argentina
Province	Santa Fe
Head town	Santa Fe
Area
• Total	3,055 km2 (1,180 sq mi)
Population
• Total	489,505
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (ART)

The department has about 490,000 inhabitants, making it the second most populated in the province after the Rosario Department. Its head town is Santa Fe, which is also the provincial capital (population 370,000). Other cities and towns are Arroyo Aguiar, Arroyo Leyes, Cabal, Campo Andino, Emilia, Gobernador Candioti, Laguna Paiva, Llambi Campbell, Monte Vera, Nelson, Recreo, San José del Rincón, Santo Tomé, and Sauce Viejo.

References

• Inforama - Municipalities of the La Capital Department.
• "La Capital Department, Santa Fe" (in Spanish). Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.