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

Iriondo Department The Iriondo Department (in Spanish, ''Departamento Iriondo'') is an administrative subdivision ('' departamento'') of the . It is located in the south of the province. It limits with the departments of San Jerónimo in the north, San Lorenzo in t ...

, 152 km away from the provincial capital ( Santa Fe) and 59 km away to Rosario. At the it had a population of 3,375 (2,969 in urban areas). The economy of the region is based on

soybean The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (''Glycine max'') is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses. Traditional unfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from which tofu a ...

, corn and

wheat Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain that is a worldwide staple food. The many species of wheat together make up the genus ''Triticum'' ; the most widely grown is common wheat (''T. aestivum''). The archaeologi ...

produce, and on

cattle Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult ma ...

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

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

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 Juan José Saer ( Serodino, Santa Fe, Argentina, June 28, 1937Paris, France, June 11, 2005) was an Argentine writer, considered one of the most important in Latin American literature and in Spanish-language literature of the 20th century. He is ...

. 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