San Justo, Santa Fe Explained

San Justo
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Argentina
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of San Justo in Argentina
Coordinates:-30.7833°N -95°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Argentina
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:San Justo
Leader Party:Socialist Party
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Mario Ruben Silvestrini
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:790
Population Total:21624
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:ART
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:CPA base
Postal Code:S3040
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area 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 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.