Santa Fe Province

Santa Fe
Province of Santa Fe
Provincia de Santa Fe (Spanish)
Provincia di Santa Fe (Italian)
The National Flag Memorial
Coat of arms of Santa Fe
Location of Santa Fe Province within Argentina
Location of Santa Fe Province within Argentina
CountryArgentina
Departments19
Districts365
Municipalities and communes352
CapitalSanta Fe de la Vera Cruz
Government
 • GovernorMaximiliano Pullaro (UCR - JxC)
 • LegislatureChamber of Deputies (50)
Senate (19)
 • National Deputies
19
 • National SenatorsCarolina Losada, Eduardo Galaretto, Marcelo Lewandowski
Area
 • Total133,007 km2 (51,354 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2022 census[1])
 • Total3,556,522
 • Rank3rd
 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Demonymsantafesino
GDP
 • Totalpeso 1,831 billion
(US$39 billion) (2019)[2]
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 codeAR-S
HDI (2021)0.841 very high (13th)[3]
Websitewww.santa-fe.gov.ar

The Province of Santa Fe (Spanish: Provincia de Santa Fe, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanta ˈfe], lit. "Holy Faith") is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco (divided by the 28th parallel south), Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero. Together with Córdoba and Entre Ríos, the province is part of the economico-political association known as the Center Region.

Santa Fe's most important cities are Rosario (population 1,193,605), the capital Santa Fe (369,000), Rafaela (100,000), Reconquista (99,000) Villa Gobernador Gálvez (74,000), Venado Tuerto (69,000), and Santo Tomé (58,000).

  1. ^ "Nuevos datos provisorios del Censo 2022: Argentina tiene 46.044.703 habitantes". Infobae. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. ^ "PBG Santa Fe".
  3. ^ "El mapa del desarrollo humano en Argentina" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 25 June 2023.