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 | |
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 Reconquista Cathedral | |
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  Reconquista Location of Reconquista in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2010 census) | |
| • Total | 99,288 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
| CPA base | S3560 |
| Dialing code | +54 3482 |
| Website | Official website |
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 (1991–2020, extremes 1961–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 43.9 (111.0) | 42.3 (108.1) | 40.5 (104.9) | 37.0 (98.6) | 34.8 (94.6) | 32.3 (90.1) | 34.2 (93.6) | 38.4 (101.1) | 42.5 (108.5) | 41.2 (106.2) | 45.2 (113.4) | 42.7 (108.9) | 45.2 (113.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.4 (90.3) | 31.2 (88.2) | 29.4 (84.9) | 26.0 (78.8) | 22.2 (72.0) | 19.9 (67.8) | 19.7 (67.5) | 22.7 (72.9) | 24.4 (75.9) | 26.8 (80.2) | 29.0 (84.2) | 31.1 (88.0) | 26.2 (79.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.3 (77.5) | 23.6 (74.5) | 20.4 (68.7) | 16.9 (62.4) | 14.4 (57.9) | 13.5 (56.3) | 15.6 (60.1) | 17.7 (63.9) | 20.8 (69.4) | 23.0 (73.4) | 25.2 (77.4) | 20.2 (68.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) | 20.4 (68.7) | 18.8 (65.8) | 15.8 (60.4) | 12.6 (54.7) | 10.1 (50.2) | 8.7 (47.7) | 10.0 (50.0) | 12.1 (53.8) | 15.4 (59.7) | 17.4 (63.3) | 19.7 (67.5) | 15.2 (59.4) |
| 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) | 5.8 (42.4) | 6.4 (43.5) | −6.0 (21.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 150.9 (5.94) | 150.9 (5.94) | 138.4 (5.45) | 141.5 (5.57) | 75.0 (2.95) | 34.8 (1.37) | 24.1 (0.95) | 36.2 (1.43) | 45.5 (1.79) | 108.9 (4.29) | 156.8 (6.17) | 162.8 (6.41) | 1,225.8 (48.26) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 85.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70.1 | 74.1 | 76.5 | 79.3 | 80.8 | 81.3 | 76.4 | 70.3 | 69.1 | 71.6 | 69.0 | 69.9 | 74.0 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 263.5 | 237.3 | 226.3 | 189.0 | 173.6 | 144.0 | 179.8 | 201.5 | 192.0 | 223.2 | 258.0 | 251.1 | 2,539.3 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.0 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 65 | 65 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 53 | 58 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 60 |
| Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (percent sun 1961–1990)[4] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
The city is served by commercial airlines using the Reconquista Airport, served, as of 2023, by LADE.
History
Reconquista was natively inhabited by the Abipones people according to accounts from Jesuit Martin Dobrizhoffer.
On November 22, 1872, the Governor Simón de Iriondo by Decree No. 430 authorizing the creation of a town a with the name of Reconquista.[5]
In 1998, there were a high number of leptospirosis cases were detected, coming from the area of Reconquista Central Hospital in Reconquista, Santa Fe province.[6]
Notable residents
- Gabriel Batistuta: retired professional footballer
- Laura Devetach, writer, was born here in 1936.[7]
- Juan Gómez Taleb: professional footballer
- Candela Ferro - television journalist
References
- Municipalidad de Reconquista (official website)
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- "Reconquista, Santa Fe". Santa Fe provincial government.