Cañada de Gómez

Cañada de Gómez
City

Residential section in Cañada de Gómez
Cañada de Gómez

Location of Cañada de Gómez in Argentina

Coordinates: 32°49′S 61°24′W / 32.817°S 61.400°W / -32.817; -61.400Coordinates: 32°49′S 61°24′W / 32.817°S 61.400°W / -32.817; -61.400
Country Argentina
Province Santa Fe
Department Iriondo
Government
  Mayor Stella Maris Clerici (Justicialist Party)
Area
  Total 529 km2 (204 sq mi)
Population
  Total 29,740
  Density 56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s) cañadense
Time zone ART (UTC-3)
CPA base S2500
Dialing code +54 3471

Cañada de Gómez is a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is the head town of the Iriondo Department and is located about 67 km (42 mi) west of Rosario and 224 km (139 mi) from the provincial capital, on National Route 9. It has a population of about 30,000 inhabitants (2001 census [INDEC]).

The town was founded in 1869 by Guillermo Perkins, and became a city on 7 October 1922.

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