Santa Fe (Argentina)

Santa Fe

Basic data
Full name:	Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
Surface:	268 km 2
location	31 ° 38 ′  S , 60 ° 42 ′  W Coordinates: 31 ° 38 ′  S , 60 ° 42 ′  W
Height above d. M .:	25  m
Population (2016):	405,683
Density:	1514 inhabitants / km²
Agglomeration :	Gran Santa Fe
- Population:	490171
administration
Province :	Santa Fe
Department :	La Capital
Mayor:	José Manuel Corral, Frente Progresista, Cívico y Social
Others
Postal code :	3000
Telephone code:	0342
Santa Fe website
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Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz is a city in northeast Argentina . It is the capital of the rich, agricultural and industrial province of Santa Fe and one of the largest cities in the country with around 390,000 inhabitants. In the provincial statistics, it ranks second behind the megacity of Rosario .

geography

Climate diagram Santa Fe

Santa Fe is located opposite the city of Paraná at the confluence of the Río Salado into the Río Paraná , which forms the extensive Laguna Setúbal basin there . The Río Salado , which runs south of Santa Fe, causes frequent flooding. The city is located in an area where the Pampa -Grasebene in the hotter Gran Chaco passes.

economy

In addition to the administration, an important pillar of the economy is the port, the northernmost point of the Río Paraná, where small ocean-going ships can dock. There is also a wide range of industries.

history

In 1573, Juan de Garay founded the city at a location more than 70 kilometers from present-day Santa Fe (present-day Cayastá). As early as 1580, the new place was a witness of America's first tentative independence movement, the so-called Rebelión de los Siete Jefes .

In 1660 the city was relocated to its present location due to the permanent flooding. In 1662 the port was built and became the engine of the city's economy.

At the time of the Wars of Independence (1810-1816) and the following years, Santa Fe developed into a bone of contention between various interested parties, especially between the so-called Unitarians (centralists) and the federalists. In 1853, after the conflict had ended, the Argentine constitution was dictated in the city, which, despite some reforms, is essentially still in force today. From there began a phase of steady growth that continues to this day.

At the end of the 19th century, the city had a cathedral, an episcopal palace, a town hall and a large Jesuit college with 400 pensioners, as well as an academía, large barracks, a foundry, a macaroni factory, an oil mill and 15,099 residents who traded lively.

Since 1969 Santa Fe has been connected to Paraná via the Ruta Nacional 168 and the Túnel Hernandarias under the Río Paraná. The tunnel was the first fixed crossing of the river in Argentina.

In April 2003, large parts of the city were flooded as a result of flooding in the Río Salado , the extent of which was recognized too late by the authorities. According to official statistics, 30 people were killed. Thousands had to be evacuated and some of them still live in tent settlements around the city.

Population development of the city

year	population
1980	291,966
1991	348,325
2001	368,668
2010	391.164

Personalities

• Sergio Bernardo Almirón (* 1980), football player
• Carlos Baldomir (* 1971), professional boxer
• Osvaldo Bayer (1927–2018), historian and writer
• Fernando Birri (1925–2017), director, film theorist, poet and puppeteer
• Martín Bravo (* 1986), football player
• Luciano De Cecco (* 1988), volleyball player
• Valeria Chiaraviglio (* 1989), pole vaulter
• Héctor Cúper (* 1955), football player and coach
• Carlos Delfino (* 1982), basketball player
• Walter Driver (* 1939), comic artist
• Luciano Figueroa (* 1981), football player
• Nicolás Alejandro "Nico" Frutos (* 1981), football player
• Reine Flachot (1922–1998), French cellist
• Ernesto Giobando (* 1959), auxiliary bishop
• Horacio Guarany (1925–2017), folk singer and writer
• Nury Guarnaschelli (* 1966), horn player
• Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000), composer
• Wálter Herrmann (* 1979), basketball player
• Georgina Klug (* 1984), volleyball and beach volleyball player
• Leopoldo Luque (* 1949), football player
• Germán Lux (* 1982), football player
• Virtú Maragno (1928-2004), composer
• Carlos Monzón (1942-1995), boxer
• Andrés Nocioni (* 1979), basketball player
• Alfredo Piàn (1912–1990), automobile racing driver
• Ariel Ramírez (1921-2010), composer
• Carlos Reutemann (* 1942), racing car driver and politician
• Carlos Roa (* 1969), soccer goalkeeper
• Luis Rocco (* 1951), flautist
• Roberto Néstor Sensini (* 1966), football player and coach

Town twinning

Santa Fe lists the following seventeen twin cities :

city	country	since
Afula	Israel	1994
Alegrete	Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	2011
Besides	Chongqing, People's Republic of China	2014, November 12th
Braga	Região Norte, Portugal	2017
Callao	Peru	1997
Canelones	Uruguay	2003
Cuneo	Piedmont, Italy	1998
Encantado	Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	1996, July 26th
Haidian	Beijing, People's Republic of China	2009
Cuba	Cuba	1999
Medellin	Antioquia, Colombia	2011
Montevideo	Uruguay	1996, June 4th
Rosolini	Sicily, Italy
Santa Fe	Granada, Spain
Santa Fe Springs	California, United States	1960, December 2nd
Tetouan	Morocco	1987
Villalba de Losa	Castile, Spain	2008
Ypacaraí	Paraguay	1978, September 4th

Web links

Commons : Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Santa Fe Official Website (Spanish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Santa Fe (Argentina): Departments & Localities - Population Statistics, Charts and Map. Retrieved July 27, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Cooperación Internacional ǀ Santa Fe Ciudad. Retrieved September 5, 2019 . 
3. ^ Chongqing Municipal Government