Santa Fe is the capital city of the Santa Fe Province of 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 - the 9th largest in Argentina. This is a list of cities in Argentina. ... Argentina consists of 23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), and 1 federal district (Capital Federal *). Capital Federal * Buenos Aires Catamarca Chaco Chubut Córdoba Corrientes Entre Ríos Formosa Jujuy La Pampa La Rioja Mendoza Misiones Neuquén Río Negro Salta San Juan San Luis Santa Cruz Santa Fe Santiago... Santa Fe is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. ... Departments (Spanish: departamentos) form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The Argentine postal code is a system that assigns at least an unique alphanumeric postal codes to each municipality. ... ISO 3166-2:AR is an ISO standard which defines geocodes: it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Argentina. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... Argentina made major changes to its telephone numbering plan in 1999, after its telephone system was privatized. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... Justicialist Party Coat of Arms The Justicialist Party (Spanish: Partido Justicialista, PJ) is a Peronist political party from Argentina. ... Santa Fe is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. ... The sun rising over the Paraná River, from the north-east of Rosario, Argentina. ... The Salado River (in Spanish Río Salado, literally Salty River) is a river that crosses several provinces of Argentina, flowing 1,500 kilometres from its source in the Salta Province to end in the Paraná River, in the Santa Fe Province. ... Paraná is the capital city of the Argentine province of Entre Ríos, located at coordinates 31°45′S 60°30′W on the shore of the Paraná River, opposite the city of Santa Fe, capital of the neighbouring Santa Fe Province. ... Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel (in Spanish, Túnel Subfluvial Hernandarias) is an underwater road tunnel that communicates the provinces of Entre Ríos and Santa Fe, crossing the Paraná River between the capital of Entre Ríos, Paraná, and Santa Cándida Island, 15 km from Santa Fe. ... The Canal du Midi in Toulouse, France. ... Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 The Port of Wellington at night. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... National Statistics and Censuses Institute (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, INDEC) is the Argentine government agency responsible for the collection and processing of statistical data. ... A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs. ...

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. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with cooking oil. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

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. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Events January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. ... Events February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Buenos Aires province (IPA: , Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires) is the largest, wealthiest and most populated province of Argentina. ...

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. April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Salado River (in Spanish Río Salado, literally Salty River) is a river that crosses several provinces of Argentina, flowing 1,500 kilometres from its source in the Salta Province to end in the Paraná River, in the Santa Fe Province. ... This article is about the flooding of Santa Fe, capital of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, in April 2003. ...

Notable natives

Puente Colgante in Santa Fe.

• Writer Osvaldo Bayer
• Swimmer Diego Degano
• Poet and writer Ezequiel Martínez Estrada
• Provincial caudillo and governor Estanislao López
• Boxer Carlos Monzón
• 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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References

• Municipal information - Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.
• Inforama - Municipal information at the official website of the Santa Fe provincial government.