Recreo, Santa Fe

Recreo is a town in Santa Fe Province, Argentina founded in 1890 as a general human settlement but made officially a city in 2005. Two major roads run through Recreo, Route 11 (country-level) and province-level Route-70.^[3]

Recreo
Recreo Location in Argentina
Coordinates: 31°29′27″S 60°44′8″W
Country	Argentina
Province	Santa Fe Province
Department	La Capital
Government
• Mayor	Omar Antonio Colombo
Area [1]
• Total	26.36 km2 (10.18 sq mi)
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population  (2015)[2]
• Total	7,200
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3
Postal code	S3018
Area code	0342

Due to significant local government investment over the 20th and 21st century, Recreo has 18 schools, 15 public schools, 2 'religious' schools and one private kindergarten. Recreo also receives frequent floods from the adjacent Salado River.