| Ceres | |
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| Location of San Cristóbal Department within Santa Fe Province | |
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Ceres
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| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Santa Fe |
| Departament | San Cristóbal |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
| Population (2001 census [INDEC]) | |
| • Total | 16,054 |
| • Density | 22.85/km2 (59.2/sq mi) |
| CPA Base | S 2340 |
| Area code(s) | +54 3491 |
Ceres is a municipality San Cristóbal Department, in Santa Fe Province, Argentina. The town of Ceres is 266 km (165 mi) northwest of the provincial capital Santa Fe and has a population of 16,054 2001 census [INDEC]
The town is situated 10 km (6 mi) from the border with Santiago del Estero Province, receiving a strong cultural, social and commercial influence from them.
Ceres sits on National Route 34 and Provincial Route 17. has railway connection on FCA (ex-Mitre), with frequent general cargo, mining, cereals, and passenger trains, taking a good portion of the products from the Argentine Northwest to the port of Rosario.
| Climate data for Ceres | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F | 90.1 | 87.8 | 84.6 | 77.4 | 71.6 | 65.3 | 65.1 | 70.5 | 73.2 | 81.0 | 84.2 | 88.2 | 78.25 |
| Average low °F | 67.3 | 66.4 | 63.3 | 57.9 | 51.3 | 44.6 | 44.1 | 46.8 | 48.9 | 56.1 | 61.3 | 64.8 | 56.06 |
| Precipitation inches | 5.886 | 5.717 | 4.551 | 3.689 | 1.055 | 0.594 | 1.22 | 0.697 | 1.776 | 2.976 | 3.965 | 4.941 | 37.067 |
| Average high °C | 32.3 | 31.0 | 29.2 | 25.2 | 22.0 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 21.4 | 22.9 | 27.2 | 29.0 | 31.2 | 25.69 |
| Average low °C | 19.6 | 19.1 | 17.4 | 14.4 | 10.7 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 13.4 | 16.3 | 18.2 | 13.37 |
| Precipitation mm | 149.5 | 145.2 | 115.6 | 93.7 | 26.8 | 15.1 | 31.0 | 17.7 | 45.1 | 75.6 | 100.7 | 125.5 | 941.5 |
| Source: SMN Argentina | |||||||||||||