Carcarañá

Carcarañá
City
Carcarañá Location of Carcarañá in Argentina
Coordinates: 32°51′S 61°09′W
Country	Argentina
Province	Santa Fe
Department	San Lorenzo
Government
• Mayor	Miguel Angel Vázquez (Solidarity Hug Party)
Area
• Total	145 km2 (56 sq mi)
Population  (2010 census)
• Total	15,619
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (ART)
CPA base	S2138
Dialing code	+54 341

Carcarañá is a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, located in the San Lorenzo Department, on the southern banks of the Carcarañá River, 47 km (29 mi) west of Rosario on National Route 9, and 196 km (122 mi) south of the provincial capital. As of the 2010 census [INDEC] it has about 22,000 inhabitants.

Carcarañá was founded in 1870 and attained the status of comuna (commune) on 10 December 1890. It is the birthplace of José Ernesto Sosa, Claudio Yacob, and brothers Javier and Germán Lux.

References

In Spanish unless otherwise noted.

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