Cañada de Gómez

Cañada de Gómez
City
Residential section in Cañada de Gómez
Cañada de Gómez Location of Cañada de Gómez in Argentina
Coordinates: 32°49′S 61°24′W / 32.817°S 61.400°W / -32.817; -61.400Coordinates: 32°49′S 61°24′W / 32.817°S 61.400°W / -32.817; -61.400
Country	Argentina
Province	Santa Fe
Department	Iriondo
Government
• Mayor	Stella Maris Clerici (Justicialist Party)
Area
• Total	529 km2 (204 sq mi)
Population
• Total	29,740
• Density	56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	cañadense
Time zone	ART (UTC-3)
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 30,000 inhabitants (2001 census [INDEC]).

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