Carcarañá

32°51′S 61°09′W / 32.850°S 61.150°W / -32.850; -61.150Country ArgentinaProvince Santa FeDepartmentSan LorenzoGovernment • MayorMiguel Angel Vázquez (Solidarity Hug Party)Area • Total145 km² (56 sq mi)Population • Total15,619 • Density110/km² (280/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)CPA baseDialing code+54 341

Carcarañá is a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, located in the San Lorenzo Department, on the southern banks of the Carcarañá River, 47 km (29 mi) west of Rosario on National Route 9, and 196 km (122 mi) south of the provincial capital. As of the 2010 census [INDEC] it has about 22,000 inhabitants.

Carcarañá was founded in 1870 and attained the status of comuna (commune) on 10 December 1890. It is the birthplace of José Ernesto Sosa, Claudio Yacob, and brothers Javier and Germán Lux.

References

In Spanish unless otherwise noted.

• Municipality of Carcarañá - Official website.
• Caracara, portal of the city.
• Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
• "Carcarañá". Santa Fe provincial government.