Tostado is a city in the northwest of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, 334 km (208 mi) north-west from the provincial capital. It had about 14,000 inhabitants at the 2010 census [INDEC] and it is the head town of the Nueve de Julio Department.

Tostado
Tostado is located in Argentina
Tostado
Tostado
Location of Tostado in Argentina
Coordinates: 29°14′S 61°46′W / 29.233°S 61.767°W / -29.233; -61.767
Country Argentina
Province Santa Fe
DepartmentNueve de Julio
Government
 • MayorE. D. Fedele Briggiler (Justicialist Party)
Area
 • Total3,908 km2 (1,509 sq mi)
Elevation
64 m (210 ft)
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total14,582
 • Density3.7/km2 (9.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
S3060
Dialing code+54 3491

The town was founded in 1891 and attained the status of comuna (commune) on 8 August 1904. It became a city on 31 December 1970.

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  • Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
  • "Tostado, Santa Fe". Santa Fe provincial government.