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Cañada de Gómez
Residential section in Cañada de Gómez
Residential section in Cañada de Gómez
Cañada de Gómez is located in Argentina
Cañada de Gómez
Cañada de Gómez
Location in Argentina
Country  Argentina
Province  Santa Fe
Department Iriondo
Area
 • Total 529 km2 (204 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total 29,205
 • Density 55.21/km2 (142.99/sq mi)
Demonym(s) cañadense
Time zone UTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
S2500
Dialing code +54 3471

Cañada de Gómez is a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is the head town of the Iriondo Department and is located about 67 km (42 mi) west of Rosario and 224 km (139 mi) from the provincial capital, on National Route 9. It has a population of about 29,000 inhabitants (2010 census [INDEC]).

The town was founded in 1869 by Guillermo Perkins, and became a city on 7 October 1922.

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