Gualeguaychú
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| Full name: | San José de Gualeguaychú | ||
| location | 33 ° 1 ′ S , 58 ° 31 ′ W | ||
| Height above d. M .: | 15 m | ||
| Population (2015): | 88,900 | ||
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 Entre Ríos
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| Department : | Gualeguaychú | ||
| Mayor: | Esteban Martín Piaggio (since 2015) | ||
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| Postal code : | E2820 | ||
| Telephone code: | 03446 | ||
| Gualeguaychú website | |||
Gualeguaychú is a city in eastern Argentina in the southeast of the Entre Ríos province . It has almost 90,000 inhabitants (2015), making it the third largest city in the province. The name of the city comes from the Guaraní , but the meaning is not clear. Gualeguaychú is known as the "Capital of the Argentine Carnival". In the center of the city there are several well-preserved buildings from the 19th and early 20th centuries, such as the cathedral and the Clavarino Castle .
geography
Gualeguaychú is located on a tributary of the Río Uruguay , which at this point forms the eastern border between Argentina and neighboring Uruguay. The landscape belongs to the pampa ondulada , a slightly hilly part of the pampa plain. The climate is humid and temperate.
East of the city, the Puente Libertador General San Martín leads over the Rio Uruguay to Fray Bentos and on the Uruguayan Ruta 2 . The Argentinian highway Ruta Nacional 14 runs west of the city .
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Gualeguaychú
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
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history
1662 which created the Jesuits in what is now the city as a shelter for the indigenous people of the region a reduction . From 1753 Spanish colonists also settled in the region, who built several estancias and from 1777 a fort. The city itself was founded in 1783 by Tomás de Rocamora . During the country's independence (1810–1819), Gualeguaychú was the scene of many decisive battles. In 1845 the city was sacked by the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi , an ally of Juan Manuel de Rosas , and occupied for over three years. Gualeguaychú also organized the resistance against the then independent "state" of Buenos Aires from 1851 . After several occupations of the city by Juan Manuel de Rosas' troops, the area became quiet again from 1873 onwards. In 1890 the city was finally connected to the railway network.
Since 1957 the city has been the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Gualeguaychú . The main church is the San José Cathedral .
economy
Gualeguaychú is characterized by agriculture , trade with nearby Uruguay and tourism , industry hardly plays a role.
- tourism
Gualeguaychú is a popular tourist destination: the beaches on the Río Uruguay in particular attract tens of thousands of visitors, mainly from Buenos Aires . The highlight of the season is the carnival from January to February, the largest and most famous in Argentina. It is celebrated in a special stadium, the Corsódromo .
Town twinning
- Granada , Nicaragua
- Reggio Calabria , Italy
Born in the city
- Olegario Víctor Andrade (1839–1882), poet
- Fray Mocho (1858–1903), journalist and writer
- Alberto Zozaya (1908–1981), football player and coach
- Juan Ramón Fernández (* 1980), football player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Gualeguaychú · Población. Retrieved April 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Y a vos, ¿por qué te pusieron ese nombre? Este mes: Gualeguaychú | sidecreer.com.ar. March 5, 2016, accessed April 13, 2019 .