Villa Cañás

Villa Cañás
City
Villa Cañás
Location of Villa Cañás in Argentina
Coordinates: 34°0′S 61°36′W / 34.000°S 61.600°W / -34.000; -61.600Coordinates: 34°0′S 61°36′W / 34.000°S 61.600°W / -34.000; -61.600
Country  Argentina
Province  Santa Fe
Department General López
Government
  Mayor Alberto Domingo Romagnoli (Socialist Party)
Area
  Total 591 km2 (228 sq mi)
Population (2001 census)
  Total 9,308
  Density 16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Demonym(s) cañaseño
Time zone UTC-3 (ART)
CPA base S2607
Dialing code +54 3462

Villa Cañás is a small city in the south of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, some 370 km from the provincial capital and not far from Venado Tuerto. It has about 9,300 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC].

The city was founded in 1902 by Juan Cañás, and acknowledged as a comuna (a minor municipality) on 1903-03-07.

People

References

In Spanish.

  • Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
  • "Villa Cañás". Santa Fe provincial government.


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