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Belgrano Department, Santa Fe

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Country
  
Argentina

Time zone
  
ART (UTC-3)

Province
  
Santa Fe Province

Head town
  
Las Rosas

Area
  
2,386 km²

Capital
  
Las Rosas

Belgrano Department, Santa Fe

The Belgrano Department (in Spanish, Departamento Belgrano) is an administrative subdivision (departamento) of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the southwest of the province. It limits with the departments of San Martín (north), San Jerónimo (northeast), Iriondo (east), and Caseros (south); to the west it limits with the province of Córdoba.

Map of Belgrano Department, Santa F%C3%A9, Argentina

The department has about 41,000 inhabitants. Its head town is Las Rosas (population 13,000). Other cities and towns are Armstrong, Bouquet, Las Parejas, Montes de Oca, and Tortugas.

The name of this department is an homage to General Manuel Belgrano, the creator of the Argentine flag.

References

Belgrano Department, Santa Fe Wikipedia