Arroyo Seco is a city in the

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of Santa Fe, Argentina. It has about 20,000 inhabitants according to the . Its name (literally "dry stream") is the same as a neighbouring creek. The city is located on the western shore of the

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and can be reached also by National Route 9 (Argentina), Provincial Route 21, and the

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railway line. The town was founded in 1889 by Liberato Aguirre, who donated part of his lands to the provincial government in order to allow the train to pass through (it was a part of the

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–

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line, the latter being only away). The original name "Pueblo Aguirre" was soon replaced by "Pueblo Arroyo Seco". Arroyo Seco became a city on 12 April 1962. It is also where

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was born.

References

Municipality of Arroyo Seco
– Official website.
Community of Arroyo Seco
– Community of Arroyo Seco. * * Populated places in Santa Fe Province {{SantaFeAR-geo-stub