Bernardo de Irigoyen, Santa Fe explained

Bernardo de Irigoyen
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Argentina
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Bernardo de Irigoyen in Argentina
Coordinates:-32.1667°N -70°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Argentina
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Santa Fe
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:San Jerónimo
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:284
Population Total:1899
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:ART
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:CPA base
Postal Code:S2248
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:+54 3466

Bernardo de Irigoyen is a town (comuna) in the center-east of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It has 1,899 inhabitants as per the . It is located 820NaN0 south-southwest from the provincial capital Santa Fe, on Provincial Route 10.

The town was founded in 1886, as the Buenos AiresTucumán railway reached the area. It was named after diplomat and politician Bernardo de Irigoyen, who donated lands for the town. It gained the official status of commune in 1923.

Bernardo de Irigoyen hosts an annual Bronc Riding and Folk Music Festival, in the second half of February, and celebrates the day of its patron, the Nativity of the Child Virgin Mary, on 8 September.