Carcarañá is a city in the , located in the
San Lorenzo Department
The San Lorenzo Department (in Spanish, ''Departamento San Lorenzo'') is an administrative subdivision (''departamento'') of Santa Fe Province, Argentina. It is located in the south of the province. It limits with the populous Rosario Department an ...
, on the southern banks of the
Carcarañá River, west of
Rosario
Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous ci ...
on National Route 9, and south of
the provincial capital. As of the it has about 22,000 inhabitants.
Carcarañá was founded in 1870 and attained the status of ''comuna'' (commune) on 10 December 1890.
It is the birthplace of
José Ernesto Sosa
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In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...
,
Claudio Yacob, and brothers Javier and
Germán Lux
Germán Darío Lux (born 7 June 1982) is a retired Argentine professional footballer who last played for River Plate as a goalkeeper.
After starting out at River Plate, he spent most of his career in Spain with Mallorca and Deportivo.
Club ...
.
References
''In Spanish unless otherwise noted.''
Municipality of Carcarañá- Official website.
''Caracara'' portal of the city.
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Populated places in Santa Fe Province
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