Santa Rosa de Río Primero is a town in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

of Córdoba, Argentina. It has 6,788 inhabitants per the , and is the head town of the Río Primero Department. It lies in the center-northeast of the province, by the

Primero River The Primero River ( es, Río Primero, 'First River'), also known as Suquía (the name used by the Comechingones, the indigenous people), runs through the city of Córdoba, Argentina. The tributaries of the Primero (mainly the San Roque and Cos ...

(also known as Suquía), about 75 km from the provincial capital Córdoba.

Notable residents

Jose Gabriel del Rosario Brochero Jose Gabriel del Rosario Brochero (16 March 1840 – 26 January 1914) was a Catholic priest who suffered leprosy throughout his life. He is known for his extensive work with the poor and the sick. He became affectionately known as "the Gaucho pri ...

was born in Santa Rosa de Rio Primero.

References

* Populated places in Córdoba Province, Argentina {{CórdobaAR-geo-stub