Official Name: | Ceres |
Pushpin Map: | Argentina |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Argentina |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
Mapsize: | 180px |
Pushpin Map2: | Municipio de Ceres.jpg |
Pushpin Label Position2: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption2: | Location in Santa Fe Province |
Pushpin Mapsize2: | 180 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Santa Fe |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | San Cristóbal |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1892 |
Population Total: | 16,054 |
Population Density Km2: | 22.85 |
Coordinates: | -29.8667°N -118°W |
Elevation M: | 84 |
Postal Code Type: | CPA Base |
Postal Code: | S 2340 |
Area Code: | +54 3491 |
Ceres is a municipality San Cristóbal Department, in Santa Fe Province, Argentina. The town of Ceres is 2660NaN0 northwest of the provincial capital Santa Fe and has a population of 16,054
The town is situated 100NaN0 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. It has a 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.
Ceres has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa) with mild, and dry winters and hot, humid summers. Winters are mild and windier, with a July high of 18.4C although nighttime temperatures are cool, with a July low of 6.7C.[1] During the summer, temperatures can be hot during the day, averaging 32.3C in January but nighttime temperatures are more pleasant and cooler, averaging below 20C. Spring and fall are transition seasons featuring warm weather during the day and cool weather at nighttime. The first and last dates of frost are June 18 and August 14 respectively. The average annual precipitation is 942mm, most of it being concentrated in the warmer months. On average, Ceres averages 2,650 hours of sunshine a year (or 59% of possible sunshine hours), ranging from a low of 49% in June to a high of 65% in February. The highest recorded temperature was 43.7C on January 4, 1963 while the lowest recorded temperature was -6.6C on July 13, 2000.