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San Cristóbal
Flag of San Cristóbal
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Coat of arms of San Cristóbal
Coat of arms
San Cristóbal is located in Argentina
San Cristóbal
San Cristóbal
Location in Argentina
Country  Argentina
Province  Santa Fe
Department San Cristóbal
Area
 • Total 652 km2 (252 sq mi)
Elevation
67 m (220 ft)
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total 14,389
 • Density 22.069/km2 (57.16/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
S3070
Dialing code +54 3408

San Cristóbal is a city in the center-north of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, 179 km north-northwest from the provincial capital. It had about 14,000 inhabitants at the 2010 census [INDEC] and it is the head town of the San Cristóbal Department.

The town was founded in 1890 and the attained the status of comuna (commune) on 1894-01-21. It became a city on 1959-03-01.

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