San Cristóbal, Santa Fe

San Cristóbal
City
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San Cristóbal Location of San Cristóbal in Argentina
Coordinates: 30°19′S 61°14′W
Country	Argentina
Province	Santa Fe
Department	San Cristóbal
Government
• Mayor	Edgardo L. Martino (Socialist Party)
Area
• Total	652 km^2 (252 sq mi)
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Population  (2010 census)
• Total	14,389
• Density	22/km^2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (ART)
CPA base	S3070
Dialing code	+54 3408

San Cristóbal is a city in the center-north of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, 179 km north-northwest from the provincial capital. It had about 14,000 inhabitants at the 2010 census [INDEC] and it is the head town of the San Cristóbal Department.

The town was founded in 1890 and the attained the status of comuna (commune) on 1894-01-21. It became a city on 1959-03-01.

References

• Municipality of San Cristóbal - Official website.
• Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
• "San Cristóbal, Santa Fe". Santa Fe provincial government.