Ceres, Santa Fe

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Ceres
Location of San Cristóbal Department within Santa Fe Province
Ceres Location in Argentina
Coordinates: 29°52′S 61°57′W / 29.867°S 61.95°W / -29.867; -61.95Coordinates: 29°52′S 61°57′W / 29.867°S 61.95°W / -29.867; -61.95
Country	Argentina
Province	Santa Fe
Departament	San Cristóbal
Founded	1892
Elevation	84 m (276 ft)
Population (2001 census [INDEC])
- Total	16,054
- Density	22.85/km2 (59.2/sq mi)
CPA Base	S 2340
Area code(s)	+54 3491

Ceres is a municipality San Cristóbal Department, in Santa Fe Province, Argentina. The town of Ceres is 266 km (165 mi) northwest of the provincial capital Santa Fe and has a population of 16,054 2001 census [INDEC]

The town is situated 10 km (6 mi) 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. has 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.

Climate

Average temperatures, 1931 to 2008 (NASA).

Climate data for Ceres
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °F	90.1	87.8	84.6	77.4	71.6	65.3	65.1	70.5	73.2	81.0	84.2	88.2	78.25
Average low °F	67.3	66.4	63.3	57.9	51.3	44.6	44.1	46.8	48.9	56.1	61.3	64.8	56.06
Precipitation inches	5.886	5.717	4.551	3.689	1.055	0.594	1.22	0.697	1.776	2.976	3.965	4.941	37.067
Average high °C	32.3	31.0	29.2	25.2	22.0	18.5	18.4	21.4	22.9	27.2	29.0	31.2	25.69
Average low °C	19.6	19.1	17.4	14.4	10.7	7.0	6.7	8.2	9.4	13.4	16.3	18.2	13.37
Precipitation mm	149.5	145.2	115.6	93.7	26.8	15.1	31.0	17.7	45.1	75.6	100.7	125.5	941.5
Source: SMN Argentina

External Links

• Provincial website
• Club de Planeadores Ceres