San Justo, Santa Fe
San Justo | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
  San Justo Location of San Justo in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 30°47′S 60°35′W / 30.783°S 60.583°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Santa Fe |
| Department | San Justo |
| Government | |
| • Intendant | Nicolás Cuesta (UCR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 790 km2 (310 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 21,624 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| CPA base | S3040 |
| Dialing 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 2010 census [INDEC] 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.
1973 tornado
On 10 January 1973, a destructive and deadly F5 tornado tore through San Justo. It killed 63 people and injured over 300.[1][2][3]
Sources
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- "San Justo, Santa Fe". Santa Fe provincial government.
References
- ↑ "50 Killed in Tornado in Argentina". The New York Times. 11 January 1973. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "San Justo: a 47 años del tornado más grande de Sudamérica" [San Justo: 47 years since the largest tornado in South America] (in Spanish). 10 Jan 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "Se cumplen 40 años del tornado que azotó a San Justo" [It's been 40 years since the tornado struck San Justo]. El Litoral. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2026.