Santiago del Estero
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Santiago del Estero (Spaingie pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo ðel esteɾo], Spainyie for Saint-James-Upon-The-Lagoon) is the caipital o Santiago del Estero Province in northren Argentinae. It haes a population o 244,733 indwallers, (2001 census [INDEC]) makkin it the twalt lairgest ceety in the kintra, wi a surface aurie o 2,116 km². It lees on the Dulce River an on Naitional Route 9, at a distance o 1,042 km north-northwast frae Buenos Aires. Santiago del Estero is the auldest ceety foondit bi Spaingie settlers in Argentina that still exists as sic, foondit in 1553. As sic, it is elk-namit "Madre de Ciudades" (Mither o Ceeties), as it is the first ceety foondit in the actual territory o Argentinae. It wis offeecially declared "Mither o ceeties an Cradle o Fowklear".[1]
Santiago del Estero | |
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Ceety | |
(Frae top tae bottom; frae left tae richt) Aerial view o the ceety; Santiago del Estero Cathedral; Plaza Libertad; Santiago del Estero Cultural Complex an Monument tae Belgrano | |
Eik-name(s): Mither o Ceeties | |
Coordinates: 27°47′S 64°16′W | |
Kintra | Argentinae |
Province | Santiago del Estero |
Depairtment | Capital |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Hugo Infante (Frente Cívico) |
Area | |
• Total | 2116 km2 (817 sq mi) |
Elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 951.506 (2,013) |
Demonym(s) | santiagueño |
Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
CPA base | G4200 |
Dialin code | +54 385 |
The ceety hooses the Naitional Varsity o Santiago del Estero, foondit in 1973, an Universidad Católica, foondit in 1960. Ither pynts o interest include the ceety's Cathedral, the Santo Domingo Convent, an the Provincial Aircheology Museum.
The Santiago del Estero Airport is locatit 6 kilometres north o the ceety, an haes regular flichts tae Buenos Aires an San Miguel de Tucumán.
The climate is subtropical wi a dry saison — uisually winter, an whiles hairst. It receives a average annual precipitation o 300 mm, an the climate is wairm an dry
Santiago del Estero an its region are hame tae aboot 100,000 speakers o the local variety o Quechua, makkin this the soothmaist ootpost o the leid o the Incas. This is ane o the few indigenous leids survivin in modren Argentinae.