Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (usually called just
Santa Fe) is the capital city of the
province of
Santa Fe,
Argentina. It is situated in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the
Paraná and
Salado rivers. It lies 15 kilometers from the
Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel that connects it to the city of
Paraná. The city is also connected by
canal with the
port of Colastiné on the Paraná River. Santa Fe has about 500.000 inhabitants as per the . The
metropolitan area has a population of 653.073, making it the eighth largest in Argentina.