Armstrong, Argentina Explained

Armstrong
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Argentina
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Armstrong in Argentina
Coordinates:-32.7833°N -97°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Argentina
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Belgrano
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:302
Elevation M:110
Population Total:11181
Population As Of:2010 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:ART
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:CPA base
Postal Code:S2508
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:+54 3471

Armstrong is a city in the southwest of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It has 11,181 inhabitants as per the . It is located 2140NaN0 from the provincial capital Santa Fe, 800NaN0 west of Rosario and 200NaN0 from Cañada de Gómez, on National Route 9 near the intersection with National Route 178.

The economy of the area is based on agriculture, but Armstrong, together with nearby Las Parejas, have also become industrial centers focused on the manufacturing of agricultural machinery for local use and export. These two cities together are home to 20% of Argentina's productive establishment of said industry.

Armstrong hosts an annual agro-industrial fair, Feriagro, which gathers exhibitors and visitors from the whole country and abroad. The agro-machinery industry has boomed since the turn of the 21st century, as the Argentine economy recovers.

History

The area of the present-day town was under the jurisdiction of the Society of Jesus in colonial times. It passed to Spanish landowners, then to British ones, and then to the Central Argentine Railway company (CAR). Armstrong was started as a colony around a newly installed train station in 1882. At the time the area was occupied by a majority of Italian immigrants. The name of the settlement was an homage to Tomás Armstrong, a pioneer in the development of the CAR.

The colony officially became a comuna (a small town commune) in 1886, and a full municipality on 16 November 1984.

Twin Cities

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