Fray Luis Beltrán, Santa Fe

32°47′S 60°44′W / 32.783°S 60.733°W / -32.783; -60.733Country ArgentinaProvince Santa FeDepartmentSan LorenzoGovernment • MayorLiliana Canut (FPCyS)Area • Total8 km² (3 sq mi)Population • Total15,176 • Density1,900/km² (4,900/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)CPA baseDialing code+54 341

Fray Luis Beltrán is a small city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, located within the metropolitan area of Greater Rosario, north of the city of Rosario, on the western shore of the Paraná River. It had a population of about 15,000 inhabitants at the 2010 census [INDEC].

The town was founded in 1892 by Domingo Borghi. Its name is an homage to a friar of the San Carlos Monastery^{[citation needed]} in nearby San Lorenzo, where the wounded of the rebel forces of General José de San Martín were tended after the Battle of San Lorenzo.

Fray Luis Beltrán is divided into two parts by the National Route 11. There is a military battalion, a factory of weapons and military supplies (Fábrica Militar Fray Luis Beltrán [1]), and a chemical plant (Sulfacid S. A.).

References

• Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)(in Spanish)
• "Fray Luis Beltrán, Santa Fe". Santa Fe provincial government.

(in Spanish)