Reconquista, Santa Fe
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| Reconquista | |
|---|---|
| City | |
  Reconquista Location of Reconquista in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 29°14′S 59°56′W / 29.233°S 59.933°WCoordinates: 29°14′S 59°56′W / 29.233°S 59.933°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Santa Fe |
| Department | General Obligado |
| Founded | 1872 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Amadeo E. Vallejos (FPV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 537 km2 (207 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 105,748 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | ART (UTC-3) |
| CPA base | S3560 |
| Dialing code | +54 3482 |
| Website | Official website |
Reconquista is a city in the north of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, 327 km (203 mi) from the provincial capital. It is the head town of the General Obligado Department, and it has 99,288 inhabitants according to the 2010 census [INDEC].
The city lies on a branch of the Paraná River opposite the city of Goya, Corrientes. As of 2005, the construction of a road link between the two cities is under study; at present there is no way to cross the multiple minor branches, streams and wetlands except by boat.
Reconquista was founded on 27 April 1872 as a military fort, established by Colonel Manuel Obligado, in lands formerly belonging to the Jesuit mission Reducción San Jerónimo del Rey. It was declared a city in 1921.
Climate
The climate of the region is wet subtropical (average 14 °C (57 °F) in winter, 26 °C (79 °F) in summer), with a mean annual rainfall of 1,408 mm (55 in).
| Climate data for Reconquista, Santa Fe (1961–1990, extremes 1970–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 40.8 (105.4) |
40.1 (104.2) |
40.0 (104) |
37.0 (98.6) |
34.8 (94.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
34.2 (93.6) |
38.4 (101.1) |
39.2 (102.6) |
41.2 (106.2) |
45.2 (113.4) |
42.7 (108.9) |
45.2 (113.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 32.2 (90) |
31.0 (87.8) |
28.7 (83.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
31.1 (88) |
25.9 (78.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.9 (57) |
13.8 (56.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.0 (68) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20.3 (68.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
8.9 (48) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
2.8 (37) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
6.4 (43.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 152.9 (6.02) |
157.7 (6.209) |
175.6 (6.913) |
148.0 (5.827) |
68.5 (2.697) |
49.6 (1.953) |
39.7 (1.563) |
32.9 (1.295) |
67.9 (2.673) |
131.7 (5.185) |
130.2 (5.126) |
136.1 (5.358) |
1,290.8 (50.819) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 86 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 84 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 275.9 | 238.0 | 229.4 | 204.0 | 192.2 | 162.0 | 173.6 | 201.5 | 204.0 | 248.0 | 258.0 | 275.9 | 2,662.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 65 | 65 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 53 | 58 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 60 |
| Source #1: NOAA,[1] Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario (record highs and lows)[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (precipitation days)[3] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
The city is served by commercial airlines using the Reconquista Airport.
Notable residents
- Gabriel Batistuta: retired professional footballer
- Laura Devetach, writer, was born here in 1936.[4]
- Juan Gómez Taleb: professional footballer
- Candela Ferro - television journalist
- Daniel Comizzo: retired professional footballer
References
- ↑ "Reconquista Aero Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Reconquista, Santa Fe". Estadísticas meteorológicas decadiales (in Spanish). Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Valores Medios de Temperature y Precipitación-Santa Fe: Reconquista" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ↑ Laura Devetach, Oxford Index, retrieved 6 February 2015
- Municipalidad de Reconquista (official website)
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (Spanish)
- "Reconquista, Santa Fe". Santa Fe provincial government.