La Banda

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La Banda
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La Banda
Location of La Banda in Argentina
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La Banda
La Banda (Santiago del Estero Province)
Coordinates: 27°44′S64°15′W / 27.733°S 64.250°W / -27.733; -64.250
Country Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Province Flag of Santiago del Estero.svg Santiago del Estero
Department Banda
FoundedSeptember 16, 1912 (1912-09-16)
Elevation
191 m (627 ft)
Population
 (2010 census)
  Total
106,441
Time zone UTC−3 (ART)
CPA base
G4300
Dialing code +54 385
Climate BSh
Website www.labanda.gov.ar

La Banda is a city in the province of Santiago del Estero, Argentina. It has about 95,000 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC], making it the second largest in the province. It is the head town of the Banda Department.

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La Banda is located only 8 km away from the provincial capital Santiago del Estero, separated from it by the course of the Dulce River, which is crossed by two connecting bridges. The two cities form a metropolitan area with about 280,000 inhabitants. Close to it, the Dulce is turned into an artificial lake by the Los Quiroga Dam.

Besides the access to National Route 9 through Santiago del Estero, the city is linked to Tucumán and to Buenos Aires by a weekly train service of the Ferrocarril General Bartolomé Mitre.

La Banda is the birthplace of the infamous former provincial governor and caudillo Carlos Arturo Juárez.

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Ferrocentral Express leaving La Banda.

History

La Banda emerged during the nineteenth century as a small agricultural town that supplied the neighboring city of Santiago del Estero. On September 16, 1912 La Banda was elevated to city status. [1]

The first Maternity Hospital in La Banda was built by Decree No. 928 Series, dated 1941. [2]

Access to La Banda

Basketball

La Banda is home to Ciclista Olímpico, member of the national Liga Nacional de Básquet and the international Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol. The team plays its home games at the Vicente Rosales arena.

Notable people

References

  1. Mensajero Web (in Spanish): Festejos por los 100 años de La Banda [ permanent dead link ]
  2. La Banda Diario (in Spanish): La maternidad de La Banda