Reconquista, Santa Fe

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].

Reconquista
City
Flag
Reconquista
Location of Reconquista in Argentina
Coordinates: 29°14′S 59°56′W
Country Argentina
Province Santa Fe
DepartmentGeneral Obligado
Founded1872
Government
 • MayorAmadeo E. Vallejos (FPV)
Area
 • Total537 km2 (207 sq mi)
Elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total99,288
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
S3560
Dialing code+54 3482
WebsiteOfficial website
Reconquista Cathedral.

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 1,290 mm (51 in).

Climate data for Reconquista, Santa Fe (1981–2010, extremes 1961–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 43.9
(111.0)		 40.3
(104.5)		 40.0
(104.0)		 37.0
(98.6)		 34.8
(94.6)		 31.4
(88.5)		 34.2
(93.6)		 38.4
(101.1)		 39.4
(102.9)		 41.2
(106.2)		 45.2
(113.4)		 42.7
(108.9)		 45.2
(113.4)
Average high °C (°F) 32.4
(90.3)		 30.9
(87.6)		 29.4
(84.9)		 25.4
(77.7)		 22.2
(72.0)		 19.3
(66.7)		 19.5
(67.1)		 22.2
(72.0)		 23.6
(74.5)		 26.7
(80.1)		 28.7
(83.7)		 31.0
(87.8)		 25.9
(78.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5)		 25.2
(77.4)		 23.7
(74.7)		 20.0
(68.0)		 16.7
(62.1)		 14.1
(57.4)		 13.4
(56.1)		 15.4
(59.7)		 17.1
(62.8)		 20.6
(69.1)		 22.9
(73.2)		 25.0
(77.0)		 20.0
(68.0)
Average low °C (°F) 20.8
(69.4)		 20.2
(68.4)		 19.0
(66.2)		 15.7
(60.3)		 12.2
(54.0)		 9.8
(49.6)		 8.7
(47.7)		 10.0
(50.0)		 11.6
(52.9)		 15.1
(59.2)		 17.3
(63.1)		 19.5
(67.1)		 15.0
(59.0)
Record low °C (°F) 9.3
(48.7)		 9.0
(48.2)		 6.2
(43.2)		 2.8
(37.0)		 −2.6
(27.3)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 −6.0
(21.2)		 −4.3
(24.3)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 3.3
(37.9)		 6.3
(43.3)		 6.4
(43.5)		 −6.0
(21.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 141.4
(5.57)		 156.6
(6.17)		 168.3
(6.63)		 155.6
(6.13)		 58.9
(2.32)		 49.3
(1.94)		 31.2
(1.23)		 26.3
(1.04)		 53.1
(2.09)		 114.0
(4.49)		 159.8
(6.29)		 136.4
(5.37)		 1,250.9
(49.25)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.8 8.1 8.4 9.2 5.8 5.7 4.3 3.8 6.1 8.7 9.5 8.7 86.1
Average relative humidity (%) 70.3 75.6 78.0 81.5 81.5 83.1 78.8 73.5 71.5 71.8 71.0 70.4 75.6
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: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[1][2]
Source 2: NOAA (sun 1961–1990)[3]

Transportation

The city is served by commercial airlines using the Reconquista Airport, served, as of 2018, by Avianca..

History

Notable residents

References
  1. "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1981-2010" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  2. "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Reconquista Aero". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  3. "Reconquista Aero Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  4. Laura Devetach, Oxford Index, retrieved 6 February 2015


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