The Rosario Department (in
Spanish, ''Departamento Rosario'') is an administrative subdivision (''
departamento A ' () is a country subdivision in several Latin American
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'') of the . It is located on the south of the province, with its eastern border coinciding with the provincial border along the
Paraná River
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. It has an area of and a population of 1.3 million, with a population density of about 700 inhabitants/km
2. This department is the most populated in the province (comprising more than one third of the total population).
The department's head town is the city of
Rosario
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; most of the population is concentrated in its
metropolitan area
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(
Greater Rosario
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), which reaches north into the neighboring
San Lorenzo Department. Other important cities and towns are
Ibarlucea,
Granadero Baigorria
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,
Funes,
Pérez
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Origins
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,
Piñero,
Zavalla,
Pueblo Nuevo,
Villa Diego,
Álvarez,
Villa Amelia,
Acebal,
Uranga,
Arroyo Seco,
Fighiera, and
Coronel Bogado.
Limiting the Rosario Department to the south is the
Constitución Department (whose head town is
Villa Constitución
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) and to the east and north, the
San Lorenzo Department (head town
San Lorenzo). On the eastern border, along the Paraná River, is the heart of the Industrial Corridor, a productive area with a concentration of light industries (such as soybean oil and pod processing) and major ports.
References
''In Spanish.''
Government of the Province of Santa FeInforama] - Municipalities of the Rosario Department.
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Rosario Department,
Departments of Santa Fe Province
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