Funes is a small affluent city in the , located within the
metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...
of
Greater Rosario
Greater Rosario is the metropolitan area of the city of Rosario, in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. This metropolis has a population of about 1.3 million (1,276,000 million inhabitants) thus being Argentina's third most populated urban s ...
, about 15 km west from downtown
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 ...
. It has a population of about 23,500 inhabitants.
Funes was founded by Tomás de la Torre in 1874. At the time its name was San José. It was also known as Loma de Ávila.
The city has been dubbed "The Garden of the Province". On weekends and during summer vacations, it is invaded by visitors, especially from nearby Rosario; local sources estimate the number on 40,000. A large part of the urban infrastructure is devoted to private houses owned or rented by these occasional residents.
Location
The city is located 21 km from downtown Rosario, 170 km from the capital city of
Santa Fe, 310 km from
Buenos Aires
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and 400 km from
Córdoba.
The city extends east-west for more than 8 km from north to south and about 6 km at its peak. Rosario Bordered to the east, separated by the creek Ludueña, west to the town of
Roldán, Santa Fe
Roldán is a small city in the , located within the metropolitan area of Greater Rosario. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 11,470 inhabitants. Its area is 114 km².
Roldán is about west of the center of the city of Rosa ...
, separated by the street "San Sebastian" with the city north of
Ibarlucea, Santa Fe and south by the town of
Pérez, Santa Fe
Pérez is a city in the . It is part of the Greater Rosario
Greater Rosario is the metropolitan area of the city of Rosario, in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. This metropolis has a population of about 1.3 million (1,276,000 million i ...
.
The city is bisected by the
National Route 9 (continued from Córdoba in Rosario / Av Eva Perón Street), the RP34-S (north to south), Av Arturo Illia (ex Air Force and then street "Av. Mendoza " in Rosario / San José de Calasanz Av.), where the Aeronautical Military Lyceum of Argentina Air Force and AU9 (extension of Avenida Pellegrini in Rosario) is located. Four blocks north of the National Route 9, the municipality is crossed by the line of General Mitre Railway Nuevo Central Argentino.
Bordering the city is
Islas Malvinas International Airport
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*Arturo Islas (1938–1991), professor of English and a novelist from Texas
*Daniel Islas (born 1979), Argentine football goalkeeper
*Luis Islas (born 1965), former football goalkeeper
* ...
, jurisdiction of Rosario. The lands of the airport are partly included in the jurisdiction of Funes.
Funes has undergone a slow but important transformation in the past 20 years, going from a sleepy town on the outskirts of Rosario, to an important bedroom community, where new gated communities have sprung up around the exits on the Rosario - Cordoba interstate highway. This influx of homeowners and professionals from Rosario, Buenos Aires, and other locations has greatly expanded the city income through property taxes, but also fostered the growth of new services and eateries in the area.
References
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Cooperativa de Funes(in Spanish) - Brief history of Funes in the telephone cooperative website
Municipio de Funes(in Spanish) - Official website.
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Populated places in Santa Fe Province