Map of Santa Fe
Santa Fe is a first-level division of Argentina. Its largest mapped city is Rosario, with about 1.20 million people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Santa Fe, and the tables list its 9 mapped cities along with the ports nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 9
- Largest City
- Rosario
- Country
- Argentina
Interactive Map of Santa Fe
About Santa Fe
Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanta ˈfe ðe la ˈβeɾa ˈkɾus], lit. 'Holy Faith of the True Cross'), usually called just Santa Fe, is the capital city of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is situated in north-eastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paraná and Salado rivers. It lies 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel that connects it to the city of Paraná. The city is also connected by canal with the port of Colastiné on the Paraná River. Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz has about 423,212 people per the 2018 census [INDEC]. The metropolitan area has a population of 653,073, making it the eighth largest in Argentina.
Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz is linked to Rosario (170 km (106 mi) to the south), the largest city in the province, by the Brigadier Estanislao López Highway and by National Route 11, which continues south towards Buenos Aires. Córdoba is about (340 km (211 mi) west of Santa Fe, through the National Route 19. Santa Fe is home to the Sauce Viejo Airport with daily direct flights to Rosario and Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Santa Fe, Argentina (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Santa Fe in Depth
History
during an expedition which he led from Asunción (in present-day Paraguay) to the Paraná River. (Cayastá today has a historical park containing the grave of Hernandarias (1561–1634), the first American-born governor in South America.) The settlement was moved to the present site in 1653 due to the constant flooding of the Cayastá River. The city of Santa Fe became the 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, held in the city in 1853.
Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz became the commercial and transportation center for a rich agricultural area that produces grain, vegetable oils, and meats.
Climate
The city has a climate considered as humid subtropical (Cfa, according to the Köppen climate classification, with a Cwa tendency). Winters are generally mild, though minimum temperatures can fall below 0 °C (32.0 °F) on cold nights during the winter. Summers are generally hot and humid. During the most extreme heat waves, temperatures have exceeded 45 °C (113.0 °F). Temperatures have exceeded 35 °C (95.0 °F) in every season.
Rainfall can be expected throughout the year though summer is usually the wettest season. Thunderstorms can be intense with frequent lightning, powerful downdraughts and intense precipitation. The lowest record temperature was −7.0 °C (19.4 °F) on June 13, 1967, while the highest recorded temperature was 45.6 °C (114.1 °F) on January 25, 1986.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Santa Fe, Argentina (CC BY-SA 4.0).
History of Santa Fe: Empires and States
The atlas records 4 polities whose mapped territory included part of Santa Fe, from The Spanish Empire in 1582 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| The Spanish Empire | 1582–1810 CE |
| Río de la Plata | 1811–1833 CE |
| Argentine Confederation | 1834–1929 CE |
| Argentine Republic | 1930–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of Santa Fe
Santa Fe on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in Santa Fe
9 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosario | 1.20 million | Santa Fe | Populated place |
| 2 | Santa Fe | 489,505 | Santa Fe | Admin-1 capital |
| 3 | Reconquista | 90,184 | Santa Fe | Populated place |
| 4 | Rafaela | 88,713 | Santa Fe | Populated place |
| 5 | Venado Tuerto | 72,340 | Santa Fe | Populated place |
| 6 | Villa Constitución | 44,271 | Santa Fe | Populated place |
| 7 | Sunchales | 12,655 | Santa Fe | Populated place |
| 8 | Vera | 9,979 | Santa Fe | Populated place |
| 9 | San Justo | 9,607 | Santa Fe | Populated place |
Ports in Santa Fe
4 ports mapped. Ranked by approach channel depth, the figure that limits which ships can call. Harbours link to their write-up on the page of the sea or coast they lie on. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Channel Depth | Class | Sea | Max Vessel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Fe | 53 m | Small | Atlantic Coast of South America | large vessels |
| 2 | Puerto San Martin | 49.4 m | Very Small | Atlantic Coast of South America | large vessels |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 42.1 m | Very Small | Atlantic Coast of South America | large vessels |
| 4 | Villa Constitucion | 42.1 m | Very Small | Atlantic Coast of South America | large vessels |
Santa Fe: Quick Answers
- Where is Santa Fe?
- Santa Fe is a first-level division of Argentina, in South America. Its mapped cities centre on 31.4582° S, 60.7994° W.
- What is the largest city in Santa Fe?
- Rosario is the largest city mapped in Santa Fe, with a metropolitan population of about 1.20 million.
- How many cities are in Santa Fe?
- YearMaps maps 9 cities and towns in Santa Fe, with a combined metropolitan population of about 2.02 million. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.