Funes is a small city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, located within the metropolitan area of Greater Rosario, about 15 km east from the center of the city of Rosario. It has a population of about 15,000 inhabitants, and an area of 100 km². Argentina consists of 23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), and 1 federal district (Capital Federal *). Capital Federal * Buenos Aires Catamarca Chaco Chubut Córdoba Corrientes Entre Ríos Formosa Jujuy La Pampa La Rioja Mendoza Misiones Neuquén Río Negro Salta San Juan San Luis Santa Cruz Santa Fe Santiago... Santa Fe is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. ... A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs. ... The Greater Rosario is the metropolitan area of the city of Rosario, in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... Rosario is the largest city of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, and the third most populous in the country, after Córdoba and Buenos Aires. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

Funes was founded by Tomás de la Torre in 1874. At the time its name was San José. It was also known as Loma de Ávila. 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

The city is located on the National Route 9 and has access to several other major roads and transportation, such as the Rosario-Santa Fe Highway and the Rosario-Córdoba Highway. The lands of the Rosario International Airport are partly included in the jurisdiction of Funes. Santa Fe, is a city in northeastern Argentina, It is the capital of the Santa Fe Province, near the junction of the Parana and Salado rivers, opposite the city of Parana, to which Santa Fe is linked by a sub-fluvial tunnel inaugurated in 1973. ... Avenida Colón, Córdoba Córdoba is a city located in the foothills of the Sierra Chica mountains on the Suquía river, the center of Argentinas most productive agricultural area. ...

The city is known as the "Garden of the Province". On weekends and during summer vacations, it is invaded by visitors, especially from nearby Rosario; local sources estimate the number on 40,000. A large part of the urban infrastructure is devoted to private houses owned or hired by these occasional residents.

The Mayor of Funes as of 2005 is Juvenal Carlos Rímini, of the Socialist Party. 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Reference

• Inforama - Municipal information at the official website of the Santa Fe provincial government.
• Cooperativa de Funes (in Spanish) - Brief history of Funes in the telephone cooperative website.