 santa rosa () is a city in the argentine pampas, and the capital of la pampa province, argentina. it lies on the east of the province, on the shore of the don tomÃ¡s lagoon, at the intersection of national routes 5 and 35. the city (94,340) and its surroundings hold 102,610 inhabitants (),census-ar 2.010 hold 124.101 inhabitants the capital y toay around a third of the population of the province. its current mayor is luis larraÃ±aga. founded in 1892 by tomÃ¡s mason, santa rosa did not develop into a relatively important agricultural centre until the second half of the 20th century. it is still one of the smallest provincial capitals of the country after patagonian rawson, ushuaia and viedma. city sights include the fitte neighbourhood (1930), the monument to san martÃ­n, the palace of justice, the teatro espaÃ±ol theatre (1908), the provincial art museum
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