San Justo, Santa Fe

San Justo
Flag of San Justo
San Justo is located in Argentina
San Justo
San Justo
Location of San Justo in Argentina
Coordinates: 30°47′S 60°35′W / 30.783°S 60.583°W / -30.783; -60.583
Country Argentina
Province Santa Fe
DepartmentSan Justo
Government
 • MayorMario Ruben Silvestrini (Socialist Party)
Area
 • Total790 km2 (310 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total21,624
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
S3040
Dialing code+54 3498

San Justo is a city in the center region of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, 99 km north from the provincial capital. It had about 22,000 inhabitants at the 2010 census [INDEC] and it is the head town of the San Justo Department.

Founded in 1868 by Mariano Cabal, San Justo attained the status of a comuna (commune) on 13 July 1887 and the following year the Ferrocarril Provincial de Santa Fe arrived on 1 September 1888. It became a city on 17 September 1959. On January 10, 1973, the town was struck by a destructive tornado.