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{{Short description|Administrative subdivision of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina}}
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The '''Garay Department''' (in [[Spanish language|Spanish]], '''''Departamento Garay''''') is an administrative subdivision (''[[Departments of Argentina|departamento]]'') of the [[provinces of Argentina|province]] of [[Santa Fe Province|Santa Fe]], [[Argentina]]. It is located in the center-east of the province. It has about 20,000 inhabitants as per the {{census-ar|2001}}. Its head town is the city of [[Helvecia]] (population 8,500). It is the least populated in the province.

Its neighbouring departments are [[San Javier Department, Santa Fe|San Javier]] in the north, [[San Justo Department, Santa Fe|San Justo]] in the west, and [[La Capital Department, Santa Fe|La Capital]] in the south. The eastern limit is marked by the [[Paraná River]], which is the natural border with the province of [[Entre Ríos Province|Entre Ríos]].

The towns and cities in this department are (in alphabetical order): [[Cayastá]], [[Colonia Mascías]], Helvecia, [[Saladero Mariano Cabal]], and [[Santa Rosa de Calchines]].

==References==
* [http://www.santafe.gov.ar/ Government of the Province of Santa Fe]
* [https://www.santafe.gov.ar/index.php/web/content/view/full/173451 Inforama] - Municipalities of the Garay Department.
* {{ar-mi-dept|2059}}

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[[Category:Departments of Santa Fe Province]]