Serodino

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Serodino

Province	Santa Fe
Department	Iriondo
Population	3,375
Demonym	—
Area	149 km²
Density	22.65 inhab/km²
CPA base	S2216
Phone code	+54 3476
Mayor	Mónica Stumpo
Party	Justicialist Party

Serodino is a town (comuna) in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located in the Iriondo Department, 152 km away from the provincial capital (Santa Fe). As of the 2001 census [INDEC] it has a population of 3,375 (2,969 in urban areas).

The economy of the region is based on soybean, corn and wheat produce, and on cattle raising.

The town was founded on December 5, 1885 by Pedro Serodino, who sold the Central Argentino railway company the tract of land where the train station was raised, and built the first house in town (his own).

Serodino is the hometown of Argentine novelist Juan José Saer. On March 19th, the festivity of San José is observed.

[edit] References

Municipal information — Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.
Inforama — Municipal information at the official website of the Santa Fe provincial government.