Santa Fe, Argentina
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 . 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
Littoral National University (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 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 floodings 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.
The city in its current location is still not immune to flooding. On
29 April 2003 the
Salado River, which empties into the Paraná near Santa Fe, rose almost 2 m in a few hours following heavy rainfall, and caused
a catastrophic flood. No less than 100,000 people had to be evacuated, and large sections of the city remained under water more than a week later.
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Puente Colgante in Santa Fe. |
* Writer
Osvaldo Bayer* Swimmer
Diego Degano* Poet and writer
Ezequiel Martínez Estrada* Provincial
caudillo and governor
Estanislao López* Boxers
Carlos Monzón and
Carlos Baldomir* NBA basketball player
Andres Nocioni* F1 driver and then politician
Carlos Reutemann* Catholic bishop
Edgardo Gabriel Storni* Plastic artist
Ricardo Supisiche* Poet, writer and playwright
Francisco Urondo*
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Santa Fe photos*
Santa Fe en un solo sitio
