Zavalla is a town (comuna) in the south of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It has 4,659 inhabitants per the 2001 census [INDEC]. It is located on National Route 33, immediately west of Pérez, 22 km south-west of the center of Rosario, and 187 km south of the provincial capital Santa Fe.
Zavalla | |
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  Zavalla Location of Zavalla in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 33°1′S 60°53′W / 33.017°S 60.883°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province | Santa Fe |
| Department | Rosario and San Lorenzo |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Presidente comunal | Guillermo Rajmil (PJ-FpV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 73 km2 (28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,166 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
| CPA base | S2123 |
| Dialing code | +54 341 |
The settlement was born around a train station of the Ferrocarril Oeste Santafesino railway company, built in 1883 under the sponsorship of Carlos Casado del Alisal. The town proper was founded in 1887, and the local government institution (a support commission) was formally created on 21 July 1898. Its name is an homage to the priest and politician Manuel María Zavalla.
References
edit- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- "Zavalla, Santa Fe". Santa Fe provincial government.
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