Serodino is a town (''comuna'') in the . It is located in the

Iriondo Department The Iriondo Department (in Spanish language, Spanish, ''Departamento Iriondo'') is an administrative subdivision (''Departments of Argentina, departamento'') of the . It is located in the south of the province. It limits with the departments of San ...

, 152 km away from the provincial capital ( Santa Fe) and 59 km away to

Rosario Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...

. At the it had a population of 3,375 (2,969 in urban areas). The economy of the region is based on

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and

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produce, and on

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raising. The town was founded on December 5, 1885, by Pedro Serodino, who sold the Central Argentino

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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 19, the festivity of San José is observed.

Gallery

File:Entrada diagonal plaza.jpg, Entrada diagonal plaza File:El campanario.jpg, El campanario File:AFA Serodino.jpg, AFA Serodino Agricultores Federados Argentinos primary grain storage center.

References

* * Populated places in Santa Fe Province Populated places established in 1885 {{SantaFeAR-geo-stub