Vera, Santa Fe

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Vera
Location of Vera in Argentina
Coordinates: 29°28′S60°13′W / 29.467°S 60.217°W / -29.467; -60.217 Coordinates: 29°28′S60°13′W / 29.467°S 60.217°W / -29.467; -60.217
Country Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Province Bandera-StaFe-argentina.svg  Santa Fe
Department Vera
Government
   Mayor R. A. Seco Encina (Socialist Party)
Area
  Total1,657 km2 (640 sq mi)
Population
(2010 census)
  Total19,185
  Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Demonym(s) verense
Time zone UTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
S3550
Dialing code +54 3483

Vera is a city in the north of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is the head town of the Vera Department and lies 256 km from the provincial capital (Santa Fe). It has a population of about 20,000 inhabitants (2001 census [INDEC]).

Provinces of Argentina

Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city, Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the nation as decided by Congress. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system.

Santa Fe Province Province of Argentina

The Province of Santa Fe is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero. Together with Córdoba and Entre Ríos, the province is part of the economico-political association known as the Center Region.

Vera Department Department in Santa Fe, Argentina

The Vera Department is an administrative subdivision (departamento) of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the center-north of the province. It limits Chaco Province to the north, and the departments of General Obligado (east), San Javier (south-east), San Justo (south), San Cristóbal (south-west), and Nueve de Julio (west).

The town was founded in 1891 by M. Leiva and E. Alemán, soon after the arrival of the Ferrocarril Provincial de Santa Fe in February 1890, and became a city on 24 June 1954.

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