Santa Fe is the capital city of province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It sits in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the Parana and Salado rivers. It lies opposite the city of Parana, to which it is linked by the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel. The city is also connected by canal with the port of Colastine on the Parana 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 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 was originally founded in the nearby site of Cayasta (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 Cayasta 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, which empties into the Parana near Santa Fe, rose almost 2 m 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.
Santa Fe is linked to Rosario (170 km to the south), the largest city in the province, by the Brigadier Estanislao Lopez Highway and by National Route 11, which continues south towards Buenos Aires.
Notable natives
See also
- Writer Osvaldo Bayer
- Swimmer Diego Degano
- Poet and writer Ezequiel Martinez Estrada
- Provincial caudillo and governor Estanislao Lopez
- Boxers Carlos Monzon and Carlos Baldomir
- NBA basketball players Andres Nocioni and Carlos Delfino
- F1 driver and then politician Carlos Reutemann
- Catholic bishop Edgardo Gabriel Storni
- Plastic artist Ricardo Supisiche
- Graphic artist Juan Arancio
- Poet, writer and playwright Francisco Urondo
- Author/Novelist Juan Jose Saer
- Composer/Musician Ariel Ramirez
- Football manager Hector Cuper
- Neurologist/Artist Vicente 'Enzo' Trapani
References
Other pages about Capitals of Argentine provinces
-Cordoba, Argentina -Corrientes -Formosa, Argentina -La Plata -La Rioja, Argentina -Mendoza, Argentina -Neuquen, Argentina -Parana, Entre Rios -Posadas, Misiones -Rawson, Chubut -Resistencia, Chaco -Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz -Salta -San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca -San Juan, Argentina -San Luis, Argentina -San Salvador de Jujuy -Santa Fe, Argentina -Santa Rosa, La Pampa -Santiago del Estero -Tucuman -Ushuaia -Viedma, Rio Negro
Other pages about Port cities in Argentina
-Avellaneda -Bahia Blanca -Barranqueras -Buenos Aires -Caleta Olivia -Campana, Buenos Aires -Colon, Entre Rios -Comodoro Rivadavia -Ensenada, Buenos Aires -Mar del Plata -Necochea -Puerto General San Martin -Puerto Madryn -Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz -Rosario -San Antonio Oeste -San Lorenzo, Santa Fe -San Nicolas de los Arroyos -Santa Fe, Argentina -Ushuaia -Villa Constitucion -Zarate, Buenos Aires
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