Termas de Río Hondo
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location | 27 ° 30 ′ S , 64 ° 51 ′ W | |
Height above d. M .: | 265 m | |
Population (2010): | 32,116 | |
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administration | ||
Province : | Santiago del Estero | |
Department : | Río Hondo | |
Mayor: | Luis Saleme | |
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Postal code : | G4220 | |
Telephone code: | 03858 | |
Termas de Río Hondo website |
Termas de Río Hondo is the capital of the Río Hondo department in the province of Santiago del Estero in northwest Argentina . It is located on the banks of the Río Dulce , 65 kilometers from the provincial capital Santiago del Estero and is connected to it via the Ruta Nacional 9 . In the classification of the municipalities of the province, it is classified as a municipality of the 1st category.
history
Termas Río Hondo were declared a city on September 6, 1954. In 1958 she elected her first mayor, Luis Jorge Manzur .
population
Termas de Río Hondo has 32,116 inhabitants (2010, INDEC ), which is 54 percent of the population of the Río Hondo department.
tourism
Termas Río Hondo is the largest spa hotel complex in Argentina. The place has more than 170 hotels in different categories with over 14,500 beds. The water of the thermal springs has a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and is particularly helpful for hypertension and rheumatism .
In addition, since 2008 motorsport fans have had the opportunity to visit national and international racing events on the Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo to the west of the city .
Festivals
- Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro (June 27th): Patronage festival
Web links
- IFAM population data (Spanish)
- Río Hondo Department (Spanish)
- LiveArgentina city info (Spanish)