Margarita is a municipality in

Vera Department The Vera Department (in Spanish language, Spanish, ''Departamento Vera'') is an administrative subdivision (''Departments of Argentina, departamento'') of the provinces of Argentina, province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located ...

, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. The municipality was created on January 31, 1899. It is located 229 km from the provincial capital,

Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (; usually called just Santa Fe) is the capital city of the provinces of Argentina, province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe, Argentina. It is situated in north-eastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paraná River, ...

. As of 2010, the town of Margarita has 5,100 residents.

Notable residents

Emir Faccioli Emir Faccioli (born 5 August 1989 in Margarita) is an Argentine footballer, who plays as a centre-back for Defensores de Belgrano in the Primera Nacional. Career He is known in South America as an up-and-coming player and has received positive co ...

, football player of the first division the boliviana. *

Marcos Maidana Marcos René Maidana (born 17 July 1983) is an Argentine former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2014. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the WBA (Regular) super lightweight title from 2011 to 2012, and the ...

, ex boxer * Roque Ramirez, football player

External links

Provincial website information

Social Center Sarmiento
Populated places in Santa Fe Province {{SantaFeAR-geo-stub