(also sän'tä fĕ') A city of northeast Argentina on the Salado River northwest of Buenos Aires. Founded in 1573, it is a port with various light industries. Population: 368,000.
Santa Fe
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Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. On the eastern margin of the Pampa (see under pampas), it is an important shipping point for the agricultural products of much of NW Argentina. The city also has some industry. Founded by the Spanish conquistador Juan de Garay (1573), Santa Fe was the site of the promulgation of the 1853 Argentine constitution. There are several notable churches and a national university.
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The country code is: 54
The city code is: 342
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Santa Fe is the capital city of province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It sits in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paraná and Salado rivers. It lies opposite the city of Paraná, to which it is linked by the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel. The city is also connected by canal with the port of Colastiné on the Paraná River. Santa Fe has about 369,000 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC]. The metropolitan area has a population of 454,238, making it the ninth largest in Argentina.
Santa Fe is the commercial and transportation center for a rich agricultural area that produces grain, vegetable oils, and meats. The city is the seat of the Catholic University of Santa Fe (inaugurated in 1959), the National University of the Littoral (first founded as the Provincial University in 1889, and which changed to its current name in 1919), several museums, and a number of buildings erected during colonial times.
Santa Fe is linked to Rosario (170 km to the south), the largest city in the province, by the Brigadier Estanislao López Highway and by National Route 11, which continues south towards Buenos Aires.
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History
Santa Fe was originally founded in the nearby site of Cayastá (where there is an historical park containing the burial place of Hernandarias, the first American-born governor in South America) in 1573. It was moved to the present site in 1653 due to the constant flooding of the Cayastá River. The city became provincial capital in 1814, when the territory of the province of Santa Fe was separated from the province of Buenos Aires by the National Constituent Assembly, held in the city in 1853.
A suspension bridge was completed in 1924, though severe flooding partially destroyed it in 1983 (a second bridge, the Oroño, was opened in 1971). The city's historical role in the Argentine Constitution led national lawmakers to choose it as the site of Constitutional Conventions in 1949, 1957, and 1994.
Its location is still not immune to flooding, however. On April 29, 2003, the Salado, which empties into the Paraná near Santa Fe, rose almost 2 m (6.5 ft) in a few hours following heavy rainfall, and caused a catastrophic flood. No fewer than 100,000 people had to be evacuated, and large sections of the city remained under water more than a week later. That year, the suspension bridge was reopened, and in 2008, the city's historic grain silos were converted into the Los Silos Hotel and Casino and San Martín Street was pedestrianized.
Climate
The city has a climate considered as "Humid Subtropical" or "Cfa" by Köppen classification. Winters are generally mild, though minimum temperatures can fall below 0°C (32°F) on cold nights during the winter . Summers are generally hot and humid. During the most extreme heat waves, temperatures have exceeded 45°C (113°F). Temperatures have exceeded 35°C (95°F) in every season)[1].
Rainfall can be expected throughout the year though summer is usually the wettest season. Thunderstorms can be intense with frequent lightning, powerful downdraughts and intense precipitation.
| Weather data for Santa Fe, Argentina | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 32.7 (91) |
30.7 (87) |
28.4 (83) |
24.4 (76) |
21.3 (70) |
17.3 (63) |
17.1 (63) |
19.5 (67) |
21.3 (70) |
25.5 (78) |
28.1 (83) |
30.8 (87) |
24.8 (77) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20.7 (69) |
20.0 (68) |
18.3 (65) |
14.8 (59) |
11.4 (53) |
7.7 (46) |
7.6 (46) |
9.4 (49) |
10.5 (51) |
14.3 (58) |
17.2 (63) |
19.2 (67) |
14.3 (58) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 106.0 (4.17) |
132.1 (5.2) |
138.6 (5.46) |
96.1 (3.78) |
61.6 (2.43) |
24.3 (0.96) |
29.8 (1.17) |
29.6 (1.17) |
59.9 (2.36) |
100.8 (3.97) |
107.0 (4.21) |
104.6 (4.12) |
990.4 (38.99) |
| Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (Argentine Meteorological Service) (NB: Data from the period 1981-1990)[2] Jan 2008 | |||||||||||||
The City
Santa Fe has a lot of important commercial centres, busy cultural life, interesting options in sports and tourism, numerous artistic and musical events, and an exciting nightlife.
There is an important infrastructure for tourism developed due to the building of highways and a subfluvial tunnel and, together with the beauty of the landscape and the various attractions that tourists can enjoy make them feel pleased to choose this region to spend their holidays. Hunting, fishing, excursions, walks by the river, practising water sports on the River Paraná (18 km away via Nº168 National Road), visiting the Space Observation Centre or the Zoo- Experimental Station of "La Esmeralda" Farm, make the tourist feel amazed and eager to know more about the region.
In a nutshell, Santa Fe offers a complete and varied shade of attractions that make one dive into history when visiting monuments, museums or find oneself in the beautiful parks, rivers and streams surrounded by wild flora and fauna.
Gallery of Panoramic views of Santa Fe
Notable natives
- Graphic artist Juan Arancio
- Boxers Carlos Baldomir, Juan Martin Coggi and Carlos Monzón
- Writer Osvaldo Bayer
- Catholic bishop Juan Agustín Boneo
- Actor and theater director Norman Briski
- Football manager Héctor Cúper
- Swimmer Diego Degano
- NBA basketball players Carlos Delfino and Andres Nocioni
- Poet and writer Ezequiel Martínez Estrada
- Tennis player and then tournament director Raquel Giscafré
- Provincial caudillo and governor Estanislao López
- Humorist Marcos Mundstock (Les Luthiers)
- Football player Pedro Pablo Pasculli
- Composer/Musician Ariel Ramírez
- F1 driver and then politician Carlos Reutemann
- Author/Novelist Juan José Saer
- First American scientist Buenaventura Suárez
- Plastic artist Ricardo Supisiche
- Poet, writer and playwright Francisco Urondo
References
See also Cat:People from Santa Fe, Argentina
- ^ "Guía Climática para el Turismo (Climate Guide for Tourists)" (in Spanish). http://www.smn.gov.ar/?mod=clima&id=30&provincia=Santa%20Fe&ciudad=Santa%20Fe. Retrieved January 23 2008.
- ^ "Guía Climática para el Turismo (Climate Guide for Tourists)" (in Spanish). http://www.smn.gov.ar/?mod=clima&id=30&provincia=Santa%20Fe&ciudad=Santa%20Fe. Retrieved January 22 2008.
Historical
Government
- Sitio de la Municipalidad de Santa Fe
- Radio Nacional de la ciudad de Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
- Sitio Relevamiento Patrimonial de la Provincia
- Sitio federal (IFAM) Instituto Federal de Asuntos Municipales
Tourism
- Santa Fe en un solo sitio
- Fiestas Santafesinas
- Santa Fe - Lugares para disfrutar
- Terminal de ómnibus de Santa Fe
- Nuevo sitio para disfrutar la ciudad de Santa Fe
- Fotos de la Ciudad de Santa Fe
Geographical location and Climate data
Press
- Diario El Litoral
- Portal de Santa Fe
- Diario Uno Santa Fe
- Portal de Noticias de Santa Fe On-Line
- Canal Cable y Diario de Santa Fe
- Derf On-Line Noticias de la ciudad de Santa Fe y Toda la Region
- Sin Mordaza On-Line Noticias de la ciudad de Santa Fe y Toda la Region
- El Santafesino
Others
- Fundación Casa de España - Santa Fe
- Universidad Nacional del Litoral
- Escuela Industrial Superior Santa Fe
- Artes Marciales Ciudad de Santa Fe
- Universidad Católica de Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
- Club Atletico Unión de la Ciudad de Santa Fe
- Club Atletico Colón de la Ciudad de Santa Fe
- Imágenes de la ciudad de Santa Fe
- Universidad Tecnológica Facultad Regional Ciudad de Santa Fe
- Santa Fe no Para - Información de la Noche Santafesina
- Proyectos y Obras Ciudad de Santa Fe
- Colegio de Farmaceuticos de la Provincia de Santa Fe
- Cruz Roja Ciudad de Santa Fe
- Proyectos y Construcciones Ciudad de Santa Fe
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