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
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Reconquista Cathedral
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Reconquista Location of Reconquista in Argentina
Coordinates: 29°14′S 59°56′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	185/km2 (479/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)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	43.9 (111.0)	43.7 (110.7)	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
Percentage 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