Banda del RÃo SalÃ
Banda del Rio Sali is the capital of the department of Cruz Alta in the province of Tucumán in northwestern Argentina. The city is located three kilometers east of the provincial capital San Miguel de Tucumán, at an altitude of 425 meters and has 64 529 inhabitants (2001, INDEC ). Banda del Rio Sali is bordered to the north by the city Alderetes, on the east by the rural communities Delfin Gallo and Colombres, to the south by the municipalities of San Andrés and Ranchillos - San Miguel and on the west by the River Sal. Banda del Rio Sali is connected across the bridge Lucas Córdoba San Miguel de Tucumán, while the Ruta Nacional 9, which it cuts, as the direct connection to Buenos Aires acts. About the Ruta Provincial 302 to reach the eastern municipalities of the department of Cruz Alta. Banda del Rio Sali called Capital Nacional del Azucar (National Capital sugar ).
History
Banda del Rio Sali was founded on 4 July 1972 and is part of the metropolitan area of San Miguel de Tucumán, where it is physically and functionally associated. The city developed disorganized and unrestrained on the sides of the old provincial road ( Ruta Provinciates ), which form the roads today. The main arteries are the Calle San Martín, the Ruta Nacional 9 and the Avenidas Monsignor Jesús Días, Independencia, Sargento Cabral and José María Paz The city center is the Plaza General Belgrano with the city government and the San Francisco Solano Church.
Economy
The industrial heart of the city are the sugar factories Ingenio Concepcion as the largest operation and the Ingenio San Juan. They process the sugar cane produced in the department of Cruz Alta. Until 1966 there were in this city eleven sugar factories, including the closed by then-President Juan Carlos Onganía Ingenio Lastenia. Industrial profile of Banda del Rio Sali heard the oil refinery Refinerías del Norte and Zona Franca especially the Provincial. Moreover, there exists a multitude of smaller production companies from different sectors.