Reconquista, Santa Fe

Reconquista
Reconquista Cathedral
Reconquista Cathedral
Flag of Reconquista
Reconquista is located in Argentina
Reconquista
Reconquista
Location of Reconquista in Argentina
Coordinates: 29°14′S 59°56′W / 29.233°S 59.933°W / -29.233; -59.933
Country Argentina
Province Santa Fe
DepartmentGeneral Obligado
Founded1872
Government
 • MayorAmadeo E. Vallejos (FPV)
Area
 • Total537 km2 (207 sq mi)
Elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total99,288
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
S3560
Dialing code+54 3482
WebsiteOfficial website

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].

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.