Cadastral reference in Santa Fe: how to read it and how to find it

How to read it

In Santa Fe the cadastral reference is made up of these fields, from general to specific:

Level	What it is	Characters
Departamento	The province's first-level administrative division.	2
Distrito	A subdivision of the department.	2
Sección	The subdivision of the circunscripción, almost always with a letter.	3
Polígono	A defined rural area within the sección, specific to Santa Fe.	3
Manzana	The city block surrounded by streets.	5
Parcela	The specific property: the plot with its own boundaries.	5
Subparcela	Part of the parcel, usually a condominium unit.	4

Characters are the length of each field in the roll the provinces report to AFIP.

In Santa Fe the tax roll number already says where the property is: it starts with department and district.

A real example

A parcel in Castellanos, as published by SCIT - Servicio de Catastro e Información Territorial de Santa Fe:

Cadastral reference

0837PA000000265

171 ha

The tax roll number in Santa Fe

Partida inmobiliaria (department, district, subdistrict, partida and subpartida): this is what the property tax account is called in Santa Fe. It is not the cadastral reference: the reference says where the parcel is, the tax roll number identifies the tax account.

Where to find it

In the title deed, in the section that describes the parcel, together with its measurements and boundaries.
On the provincial property tax bill, next to the tax roll number.
On the survey plan and in the cadastral report or certificate issued by the provincial cadastre.
In the viewer or website of the provincial agency: SCIT - Servicio de Catastro e Información Territorial de Santa Fe.
Or by tapping the property on the map above, if the province publishes its cadastre.

Frequently asked questions

What does the cadastral reference look like in Santa Fe?

In Santa Fe it is made up of: Departamento, Distrito, Sección, Polígono, Manzana, Parcela, Subparcela. It reads from general to specific, and the levels the parcel does not use are left empty.

What is my property's cadastral reference in Santa Fe?

Find the property on the map on this page and tap it: we show you the cadastral reference and tax roll number published by SCIT - Servicio de Catastro e Información Territorial de Santa Fe. It also appears on the title deed and on the property tax bill.

Which agency keeps the cadastre in Santa Fe?

SCIT - Servicio de Catastro e Información Territorial de Santa Fe. It records parcels, issues cadastral reports and assigns the cadastral reference.

Other provinces

Can be looked up on the map.

Sources

The cadastral reference and tax roll number shown by the finder are those published by each provincial cadastre. For any official procedure, the official cadastral report is what counts.