The Garay Department (in
Spanish
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, ''Departamento Garay'') is an administrative subdivision (''
departamento
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'') of the
province
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of
Santa Fe,
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. It is located in the center-east of the province. It has about 20,000 inhabitants as per the . Its head town is the city of
Helvecia (population 8,500). It is the least populated in the province.
Its neighbouring departments are
San Javier in the north,
San Justo in the west, and
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in the south. The eastern limit is marked by the
Paraná River, which is the natural border with the province of
Entre Ríos.
The towns and cities in this department are (in alphabetical order): Cayastá, Colonia Mascías, Helvecia, Saladero Mariano Cabal, and Santa Rosa de Calchines.
References
Government of the Province of Santa FeInforama- Municipalities of the Garay Department.
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Departments of Santa Fe Province