The Garay Department (in Spanish language, Spanish, ''Departamento Garay'') is an administrative subdivision (''Departments of Argentina, departamento'') of the provinces of Argentina, province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the center-east of the province. It has about 20,000 inhabitants as per the . Its head town is the city of Helvecia (population 8,500). It is the least populated in the province.
Its neighbouring departments are San Javier Department, Santa Fe, San Javier in the north, San Justo Department, Santa Fe, San Justo in the west, and La Capital Department, Santa Fe, La Capital in the south. The eastern limit is marked by the Paraná River, which is the natural border with the province of Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos.
The towns and cities in this department are (in alphabetical order): Cayastá, Colonia Mascías, Helvecia, Saladero Mariano Cabal, and Santa Rosa de Calchines.
References
Government of the Province of Santa FeInforama- Municipalities of the Garay Department.
*
{{SantaFeAR-geo-stub
Departments of Santa Fe Province