Arroyo Seco | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Argentina |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Arroyo Seco in Argentina |
Coordinates: | -33.1667°N -90°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | Rosario |
Leader Party: | Unión Civica Radical |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Dario Gres |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 141 |
Population Total: | 20620 |
Population As Of: | 2010 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | ART |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Postal Code Type: | CPA base |
Postal Code: | S2128 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | +54 3402 |
Arroyo Seco is a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It has about 20,000 inhabitants according to the . Its name (literally "dry stream") is the same as a neighbouring creek. The city is located on the western shore of the Paraná River and can be reached also by National Route 9 (Argentina), Provincial Route 21, and the Nuevo Central Argentino railway line.
The town was founded in 1889 by Liberato Aguirre, who donated part of his lands to the provincial government in order to allow the train to pass through (it was a part of the Buenos Aires–Rosario line, the latter being only 300NaN0 away). The original name, "Pueblo Aguirre", was soon replaced by "Pueblo Arroyo Seco".
Arroyo Seco became a city on 12 April 1962.