Country Argentina Time zone ART (UTC-3) Dialing code +54 3471 Province Santa Fe Province | Department Belgrano CPA base S2505 Elevation 85 m Local time Sunday 9:53 PM | |
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Las Parejas is a city in the southwest of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, on National Route 178. Las Parejas has 11,301 inhabitants as per the 2001 census .
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Map of Las Parejas, Santa F%C3%A9, Argentina
The town was founded in 1889 on lands belonging to the Ferrocarril Central Argentino railway company. The communal jurisdiction was established on 6 October 1902. The commune officially became a city on 27 June 1986.
The economy of Las Parejas is based on agriculture and (on a smaller scale) cattle farming. Industries have experienced a surge, especially the manufacturing of agricultural machinery, since the turn of the 21st century. Las Parejas and Armstrong are home to 20% of the productive capacity of this industry, which supplies a growing local demand and is beginning to export. Las Parejas was declared "Provincial Capital of the Small and Medium Enterprise" in 2004.
Notable natives
He was again elected by the citizens of Domestic Partnership in 1989, this time to be a councilor until 1993.
Currently it is the 83rd and current Governor of the Province of Santa Fe Socialist Party leader and medical doctor.