San Javier, Santa Fe Explained

San Javier
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Argentina
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of San Javier in Argentina
Coordinates:-30.5833°N -116°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Argentina
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:San Javier
Leader Party:Justicialist Party
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Adrián Simil
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2284
Population Total:13604
Population As Of:2010 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:ART
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:CPA base
Postal Code:S3005
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:+54 3405

San Javier is a city in the northeast of the, 156 km north-northeast from the provincial capital. It had about 13,000 inhabitants at the and it is the head town of the San Javier Department.

The town was founded in 1743 by Francisco de Echagüe y Andía, but only recognized as such by the provincial government in 1866. It attained the status of comuna (commune) on 1884-05-25, and became a city on 1979-12-02.