Zavalla, Santa Fe Explained

Zavalla
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Argentina
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Zavalla in Argentina
Coordinates:-33.0167°N -113°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Argentina
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Santa Fe
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Rosario and San Lorenzo
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1887
Leader Party:PJ-FpV
Leader Title:Presidente comunal
Leader Name:Guillermo Rajmil
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:73
Elevation M:41
Population Total:5166
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:ART
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:CPA base
Postal Code:S2123
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:+54 341

Zavalla is a town (comuna) in the south of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It has 4,659 inhabitants per the . It is located on National Route 33, immediately west of Pérez, 22 km south-west of the center of Rosario, and 187 km south of the provincial capital Santa Fe.

The settlement was born around a train station of the Ferrocarril Oeste Santafesino railway company, built in 1883 under the sponsorship of Carlos Casado del Alisal. The town proper was founded in 1887, and the local government institution (a support commission) was formally created on 21 July 1898. Its name is an homage to the priest and politician Manuel María Zavalla.