General López Department

TheGeneral López Department(inSpanish,Departamento General López) is an administrative subdivision (departamento) of theprovinceofSanta Fe,Argentina.It is located in the south of the province. Its head town isMelincué(population 2,200), and its largest city isVenado Tuerto(population 70,000).

General López Department
Department
Venado Tuerto from the air
Location of General López Department within Santa Fe Province
Coordinates:33°39′S61°27′W
Country	Argentina
Province	Santa Fe
Head town	Melincué
Area
• Total	11,558 km2(4,463 sq mi)
Population
• Total	182,113
• Density	16/km2(41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3(ART)

It is bordered by theCaseros Departmentin the north, and by theConstitución Departmentin the north-east; the rest of its borders coincide with interprovincial limits (withCórdobain the west and withBuenos Airesin the south and east).

The towns and cities in this department are (in Alpha betical order):Aarón Castellanos,Amenábar,Cafferata,Cañada del Ucle,Carmen,Carreras,Chapuy,Chovet,Christophersen,Diego de Alvear,Elortondo,Firmat,Hughes,La Chispa,Labordeboy,Lazzarino,Maggiolo,María Teresa,Melincué,Miguel Torres,Murphy,Rufino,San Eduardo,San Francisco de Santa Fe,San Gregorio,Sancti Spiritu,Santa Isabel,Teodelina,Venado Tuerto,Villa Cañás,Wheelwright.

References

• Government of the Province of Santa Fe
• Inforama- Municipalities of the General López Department.
• "General López Department"(in Spanish). Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.

External links

• Media related toGeneral López Departmentat Wikimedia Commons