Reconquista, Santa Fe

Reconquista, Santa Fe

Reconquista is a city in the north of the province|Santa Fe|Argentina, convert|327|km|mi|0|lk=on|abbr=on from the provincial capital. It is the head town of the General Obligado Department, and it has 66,187 inhabitants according to the census-ar|2001.

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.

The climate of the region is wet subtropical (average convert|14|°C|°F|sigfig=2 in winter, convert|28|°C|°F|sigfig=2 in summer), with a mean annual rainfall of convert|1408|mm|in|0|lk=on|abbr=on.

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.

References

* [http://www.reconquista.gov.ar/ Municipalidad de Reconquista] (official website)
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External links

* [http://www.portalreconquista.com.ar/ Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina. City information, Photos, Tourism... www.portalreconquista.com.ar]


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