La Banda
La Banda is a city in the province of Santiago del Estero, Argentina. It has about 95,000 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC], making it the second largest in the province. It is the head town of the Banda Department.
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La Banda Location of La Banda in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 27°44′S 64°15′W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Santiago del Estero |
| Department | Banda |
| Founded | September 16, 1912 |
| Elevation | 191 m (627 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Total | 106,441 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
| CPA base | G4300 |
| Dialing code | +54 385 |
| Climate | BSh |
| Website | www.labanda.gov.ar |
La Banda is located only 8 km away from the provincial capital Santiago del Estero, separated from it by the course of the Dulce River, which is crossed by two connecting bridges. The two cities form a metropolitan area with about 280,000 inhabitants. Close to it, the Dulce is turned into an artificial lake by the Los Quiroga Dam.
Besides the access to National Route 9 through Santiago del Estero, the city is linked to Tucumán and to Buenos Aires by a weekly train service of the Ferrocarril General Bartolomé Mitre.
La Banda is the birthplace of the infamous former provincial governor and caudillo Carlos Arturo Juárez.