Carlos Pellegrini is a town in the center-west of

Santa Fe Province The Province of Santa Fe ( es, Provincia de Santa Fe, ) is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco (divided by the 28th parallel south), Corrientes, Entre R� ...

, Argentina. According to the 2001 census, it has 5,062 inhabitants: 2,555 women and 2,507 men. It has had a growth of 158 (5.41%) over the 1991 census. The area's economy is mainly

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and

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. There are two elementary schools, one

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and two

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schools. The town has two

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s ( FM) and one

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Location

It is located in the center-west of

at the intersection of routes 13 and 66, from the

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, from Rosario, and from Córdoba. *Altitude: 101 m (304 ft) *Latitude: 32°03′S *Longitude: 061°48′W

Climate and topography

The

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of the area is slightly undulated, with uniform characteristics and slight slopes, which help with communications. The soil is very apt for

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...

. The area is located in an elevated terrain, at about 101 m (304 ft), which permits the natural draining of waters on all four points of the

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. As a result,

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is rare.

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. It has a humid period from March to July. The last two months are not humid because of

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, but for the accumulated water in the

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. August would be the only dry month if not for the aforementioned. No month of the year presents an excess of water. January and February have a deficiency of 60 mm (2.3 in) together. During the rest of the year there is no water deficit because evaporation is amply covered with

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and soil accumulation.

Twin cities

* San Secondo di Pinerolo,

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External links

Official site
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