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San Lorenzo Department
The San Lorenzo Department is an administrative subdivision (departamento) of the . It is located in the south of the province. It limits with the populous Rosario Department and the Parana River in the east; and from there (going clockwise) with the departments of Constitucion (south), Caseros (east), Iriondo (east and north) and San Jeronimo (north).
The department has an area of 1,867 km and a population of over 140,000 inhabitants. Its head town and most populated urban center is San Lorenzo . Other cities and towns are Aldao, Capitan Bermudez, Carcarana, Coronel Arnold, Fray Luis Beltran, Fuentes, Luis Palacios, Puerto General San Martin, Pujato, Ricardone, Roldan, San Jeronimo Sud, Timbues, and Villa Mugueta.
The San Lorenzo Department includes important ports on the Parana River, such as the city of San Lorenzo itself and Puerto General San Martin (which ships 50% of the Argentine exports of soybean). This area also forms part of the so-called Industrial Corridor that stretches south towards Rosario and reaches up to San Nicolas de los Arroyos.
References
Inforama - Municipalities of the San Lorenzo Department.Need more information for your travel research or homework?
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