Granadero Baigorria | |
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  Granadero Baigorria Location of Granadero Baigorria in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 32°51′S 60°42′W / 32.850°S 60.700°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Santa Fe |
| Department | Rosario |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Adrián Maglia (Justicialist Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 43,000 |
| • Density | 3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | baigorriense |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
| Dialing code | +54 341 |
Granadero Baigorria is a city in the south of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, located directly north of Rosario, on the western shore of the Paraná River, and forming part of the Greater Rosario metropolitan area. Its population is about 43,000 inhabitants (2015).
Granadero Baigorria is named after Juan Bautista Baigorria, a cavalry soldier of the Mounted Grenadiers (Granaderos a Caballo) who fought for General José de San Martín in the battle of San Lorenzo on 3 February 1813, the first of the Argentine War of Independence.