Las Parejas, Santa Fe

Las Parejas is a city in the southwest of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, on National Route 178. It has 11,301 inhabitants as per the census-ar|2001.

The town was founded in 1889 on lands belonging to the Ferrocarril Central Argentino railway company. The communal jurisdiction was established on 6 October 1902. The commune officially became a city on 27 June 1986.

The economy of Las Parejas is based on agriculture and (on a smaller scale) cattle farming. Industries have experienced a surge, especially the manufacturing of agricultural machinery, since the turn of the 21st century. Las Parejas and Armstrong are home to 20% of the productive capacity of this industry, which supplies a growing local demand and is beginning to export. Las Parejas was declared "Provincial Capital of the Small and Medium Enterprise" in 2004. [http://www.lacapital.com.ar/2005/11/06/region/noticia_243917.shtml] [http://www.feriagroargentina.com.ar/ampliar.asp?IdInformacion=1189] [http://www.clarin.com/diario/2006/03/05/elpais/p-01801.htm]

Notable natives

* Héctor Cavallero (b. 1939), politician, former mayor of Rosario and national deputy.
* Jorge Valdano (b. 1955), former football player, commentator and coach.

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