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City in Argentina
Santiago del Estero (Spanish pronunciation: [santjaɣo part esteɾo], Spanish for Saint-James-Upon-The Lagoon) is the capital of Santiago del Estero in northern Argentina. It has a population of 252.192 inhabitants (2010 census [National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina]) makes the twelfth largest city in the country, with an area of 2,116 square kilometers. It lies on the Dulce River and on Highway 9, at a distance of 1042 km north-northwest from Buenos Aires. Estimated to be 455 years old, Santiago del Estero was the first city founded by Spanish settlers in the area which is now Argentina. As such, it is nicknamed the "Madre de Ciudades" (mother Cities). Similarly, it was officially declared "the mother cities and cradle of folklore." The city houses the National University of Santiago del Estero, founded in 1973, and the Catholic University, founded in 1960. Other places of interest include the city's cathedral, Santo Domingo Monastery and Provincial Archaeological Museum. Santiago del Estero Airport is located 6 km north of the city and has regular flights to Buenos Aires and Tucuman. The climate is subtropical with cold dry winters and humid humid summers. It receives an average annual rainfall of 600 mm, and the climate is warm. Santiago del Estero and the region is home to about 100,000 speakers of the local variety of Quechua, which makes the southernmost outpost of the language of the Incas. It is one of the few indigenous languages surviving in modern Argentina. .... Learn more at Wikipedia
| Name | Santiago del Estero |
|---|---|
| Long Name | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
| Region | Santiago del Estero |
| Country | Argentina |
| Map | Open Map |
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