San Javier, Santa Fe

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| name = San Javier

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| native_name_lang = es

| settlement_type = City

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| pushpin_map = Argentina

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of San Javier in Argentina

| coordinates = {{coord|30|35|S|59|57|W|region:AR_type:city|display=inline,title}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Argentina}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Santa Fe}}

| subdivision_type2 = Department

| subdivision_name2 = San Javier

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| leader_party = Justicialist Party

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Adrián Simil

| unit_pref = Metric

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| area_total_km2 = 2284

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| population_total = 13604

| population_as_of = 2010 census

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| timezone1 = ART

| utc_offset1 = −3

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| postal_code_type = CPA base

| postal_code = S3005

| area_code_type = Dialing code

| area_code = +54 3405

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San Javier is a city in the northeast of the {{province|Santa Fe|Argentina}}, 156 km north-northeast from the provincial capital. It had about 13,000 inhabitants at the {{census-ar|2010}} and it is the head town of the San Javier Department.

The town was founded in 1743 by Francisco de Echagüe y Andía, but only recognized as such by the provincial government in 1866. It attained the status of comuna (commune) on 1884-05-25, and became a city on 1979-12-02.