Roldán is a small city in the , located within the
metropolitan area
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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 ...
. 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
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 ...
, within 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 ...
, beside the National Route 9 (near
Funes) and the Rosario-
Córdoba Highway.
It was founded in 1870, and officially became a city in 1987.
From 2001 to 2021, the Mayor of Roldán was José María Pedretti, the current Mayor is Daniel Escalante.
References
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Populated places in Santa Fe Province
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