La Capital Department, Santa Fe Explained

La Capital Department
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Department
Mapsize:180px
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of La Capital in Argentina
Coordinates:-31.6333°N -102°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Argentina
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Santa Fe
Seat Type:Head town
Seat:Santa Fe
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:3055
Population Total:489505
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:ART
Utc Offset1:-3

The La Capital Department (in Spanish, Departamento La Capital, pronounced as /es/) is an administrative subdivision (departamento) of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the center-east of the province. It limits with the Paraná River in the east; and from there (going clockwise) with the departments of San Jerónimo (south), Las Colonias (west), San Justo (north) and Garay (northeast).

The department has about 490,000 inhabitants, making it the second most populated in the province after the Rosario Department. Its head town is Santa Fe, which is also the provincial capital (population 370,000). Other cities and towns are Arroyo Aguiar, Arroyo Leyes, Cabal, Campo Andino, Emilia, Gobernador Candioti, Laguna Paiva, Llambi Campbell, Monte Vera, Nelson, Recreo, San José del Rincón, Santo Tomé, and Sauce Viejo.

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