Armstrong, Santa Fe

Armstrong
Armstrong
	City
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	Armstrong Location of Armstrong in Argentina
	Coordinates: 32°47′S 61°36′W
Country	Argentina
Province	Santa Fe
Department	Belgrano
Area
• Total	302 km2 (117 sq mi)
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population (2010 census)
• Total	11,181
• Density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (ART)
CPA base	S2508
Dialing code	+54 3471

Armstrong is a city in the southwest of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It has 11,181 inhabitants as per the 2010 census [INDEC]. It is located 214 km (133 mi) from the provincial capital Santa Fe, 80 km (50 mi) west of Rosario and 20 km (12 mi) from Cañada de Gómez, on National Route 9 near the intersection with National Route 178.

The economy of the area is based on agriculture, but Armstrong, together with nearby Las Parejas, have also become industrial centers focused on the manufacturing of agricultural machinery for local use and export. These two cities together are home to 20% of Argentina's productive establishment of said industry.

Armstrong hosts an annual agro-industrial fair, Feriagro, which gathers exhibitors and visitors from the whole country and abroad. The agro-machinery industry has boomed since the turn of the 21st century, as the Argentine economy recovers.

History

The area of the present-day town was under the jurisdiction of the Society of Jesus in colonial times. It passed to Spanish landowners, then to British ones, and then to the Central Argentine Railway company (CAR). Armstrong was started as a colony around a newly installed train station in 1882. At the time the area was occupied by a majority of Italian immigrants. The name of the settlement was an homage to Tomás Armstrong, a pioneer in the development of the CAR.

The colony officially became a comuna (a small town commune) in 1886, and a full municipality on 16 November 1984.

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References

municipalidad de Armstrong
Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
"Armstrong, Santa Fe". Santa Fe provincial government.

(in English) Feriagro - Institutional website.
Delfo Cabrera - Armstrong.

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