Funes, Santa Fe

Funes Villa San José or San José de los Sapos
City
Nickname:  Jardín de la Provincia
Funes Location of Funes in Argentina
Coordinates: 32°55′S 60°49′W / 32.917°S 60.817°W / -32.917; -60.817
Country	Argentina
Province	Santa Fe
Department	Rosario
Founded by	Tomás de la Torre & Modesta Ávila
Government
• Mayor	Diego León Barreto (PRO)
Area
• Total	100 km2 (40 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	38,274
• Rank	5
• Density	380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Demonym	Funense
Time zone	UTC-3 (ART)
CPA base	S2132
Dialing code	+54 341
ISO 3166 code	AR-S
Website	www.funes.gob.ar

Funes is a small affluent city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, located within the metropolitan area of Greater Rosario, about 15 km west from downtown Rosario. It has a population of about 23,500 inhabitants.

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.^[1]

The city has been dubbed "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 rented by these occasional residents.