Santiago del Estero

Santiago del Estero is the capital of the Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina. It is at a distance of 1042 km north-northwest from Buenos Aires.

Francisco de Aguirre founded the city in its present location on 23 December 1553; he named the city Santiago after Saint James and Estero because it was close to a lagoon near the Dulce river.

Geography
The city is along the Dulce river in a region with esteros (wetlands). The altitude of the city is 182 m above sea level.

Santiago del Estero has an area of 2116 km2 and a population of 252,192, in 2010, for a population density of inhabitants/km2.

Climate
Santiago del Estero has an arid climate, subtype Bsh in the Köppen climate classification.

The average temperature for the year in Santiago del Estero is 20.4 °C. The warmest month, on average, is January with an average temperature of 26.9 °C. The coolest month on average is June, with an average temperature of 12.3 °C.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Santiago del Estero is 546.1 mm. The month with the most precipitation on average is January with 104.1 mm of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of 5.1 mm.

Places of interest
Some interesting places in San Miguel de Tucumán are:
 * Plaza Independencia ("Independence square")
 * Casa de Gobierno de Tucumán ("Tucumán Government Palace")
 * Catedral de San Miguel de Tucumán ("San Miguel de Tucumán cathedral")
 * Basilica of San Francisco ("Saint Francis Basilica")
 * Casa de Tucumán ("Tucumán House" or "Independence House")

Twin towns
Santiago del Estero is twinned with:
 * 🇨🇳 Suzhou, China
 * 🇧🇴 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
 * 🇧🇴 Tarija, Bolivia
 * 🇸🇾 Hama, Syria
 * Copiapó, Chile
 * 🇪🇸 Talavera de la Reina, Spain

Other websites

 * Municipality of Santiago del Estero
 * Santiago del Estero Province Official Website