Santiago del Estero
Santiago del Estero is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina. It has a population of 252,192 inhabitants, making it the twelfth largest city in the country, with a surface area of 2,116 km2. It lies on the Dulce River and on National Route 9, at a distance of 1,042 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 territory that is now Argentina. As such, it is nicknamed "Madre de Ciudades". Similarly, it has been officially declared the "mother of cities and cradle of folklore."
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Elevation
- 185 m
- Population
- 252,192
- Time zone
- America/Argentina/Cordoba
- Coordinates
- -27.80, -64.26
Weather in Santiago del Estero month by month
The best months to go: May · Jul · Aug
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | 34° | 32° | 30° | 26° | 22° | 20° | 21° | 24° | 27° | 30° | 32° | 34° |
| low | 23° | 22° | 21° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 23° |
| rain | 110 mm | 107 mm | 72 mm | 60 mm | 18 mm | 10 mm | 8 mm | 1 mm | 8 mm | 24 mm | 89 mm | 77 mm |
2019–2023 average (ERA5, Open-Meteo). Monthly rainfall total.
How far Santiago del Estero is from other cities in Argentina
- San Miguel de Tucumán144 km✈ 56 min · 🚗 2 h 24 min
- Salta352 km✈ 1 h 11 min · 🚗 5 h 52 min
- Córdoba401 km✈ 1 h 14 min · 🚗 6 h 41 min
- San Salvador de Jujuy414 km✈ 1 h 15 min · 🚗 6 h 54 min
- Resistencia521 km✈ 1 h 23 min · 🚗 8 h 41 min
- Corrientes536 km✈ 1 h 24 min · 🚗 8 h 56 min
- Santa Fe549 km✈ 1 h 25 min · 🚗 9 h 9 min
- Rosario670 km✈ 1 h 34 min · 🚗 11 h 10 min
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