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San Francisco
South America is the fourth largest continent of the Western Hemisphere. It is divided politically into 12 independent countries namely Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela and the overseas department of French Guiana. The continent extends to 7,640 kilometers from Punta Gallinas, Colombia, in the north to Cape Horn, Chile, in the south. At its broadest point, near where it is crossed by the equator, the continent extends to 5,300 kilometers from east to west.
South America is connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama. It is washed on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Topographically the continent is divided into three sections namely the South American cordillera, the interior lowlands, and the continental shield. Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion and Portuguese and Spanish are the primary languages of the continent.
San Francisco is a city in the east of the province of Cordoba, Argentina, near the border with the province of Santa Fe, on the intersection of National Routes 19 and 158. It is the fourth highly populated city in Cordoba, with about 59,000 inhabitants, and the head town of the San Justo Department. The original town was founded on 9th September 1886 by Jose Bernardo Iturraspe, as part of a colonization plan of the provincial administration. The current place of the city is somewhat south from that settlement and dates from year 1888, when the railroads of the Ferrocarril Central Cordoba reached the area. The town was declared a city in the year 1915. Its population is 58,779.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, luxurious hotels and cottages, San Francisco is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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