Paraná (Entre Ríos)

Ciudad de Paraná

Basic data
Surface:	137 km 2
location	31 ° 44 ′  S , 60 ° 31 ′  W Coordinates: 31 ° 44 ′  S , 60 ° 31 ′  W
Height above d. M .:	77  m
Population (2010):	247,863
Density:	1809 inhabitants / km²
Agglomeration :	Gran Paraná
administration
Province :	Entre Ríos
Department :	Paraná
Structure:	252 barrios Barrios
Mayor:	Sergio Fausto Varisco ( UCR )
Others
Postal code :	E3100
Telephone code:	0343
Ciudad de Paraná website

Paraná is the capital of the Entre Ríos province in northeast Argentina . The city on the eastern bank of the Río Paraná across from Santa Fe has a population of 235,967 (as of 2001). It has been connected to Santa Fe since 1969 via the Ruta Nacional 168 and the Túnel Hernandarias under the Río Paraná. The tunnel was the first fixed crossing of the river in Argentina.

The agglomeration of Gran Paraná with the neighboring towns of San Benito, Oro Verde, Colonia Avellaneda and Sauce Montrull had a population of 247,310 in the 2001 census. According to a 2010 census, the agglomeration has 340,861 inhabitants.

Paraná is not only the seat of the provincial government, but also an important river port for the loading of grain, cattle, fish and timber from the area. The most important industries here are the production of cement, furniture and ceramics.

history

View of the center

Government Palace of the Entre Ríos Province .

The exact year the city was founded is no longer known, as there is no charter. In the beginning the city was called Baxada de la otra Banda del Paraná and Baxada del Paraná . Baxada or Bajada as it is spelled today is the word used in local Spanish for a descent down to the river. The city's development has been fluid and is mainly based on the fact that it is located opposite the city of Santa Fe . The official founding date was later set to October 23, 1730 .

Paraná was the capital of the Confederación Argentina from 1852 to 1861, during the temporary secession of the province of Buenos Aires , and expanded extremely rapidly during this time. At that time the city had several churches, an elegant government palace and a theater, but in the second half of the 19th century, when it was again downgraded to the provincial capital, it made a desolate, ruined impression. At the end of the 19th century, the predominantly trading population was around 6,000.

Town twinning

• Leonforte , Italy, since January 11, 1991
• Muscatine , Iowa, USA, since August 4, 1989
• Porto Alegre , Brazil, since June 12, 1992
• Rechowot , Israel, since April 2, 1995
• Santa Cruz de la Sierra , Bolivia, since June 22, 1990
• Santiago de Cuba , Cuba, September 23, 1992
• Santo Ângelo , Brazil, since December 10, 1994

sons and daughters of the town

• Antonio F. Crespo (1851-1893), Mayor of Buenos Aires
• Roberto Ayala (* 1973), football player
• Pedro Ignacio Calderón (* 1933), conductor
• Evaristo Carriego (1883–1912), journalist and writer
• Lucio Godoy (* 1958), composer
• Matías Russo (* 1985), racing car driver
• José Benjamin Zubiaur (1856–1921), educator and founding member of the International Olympic Committee

Climate table

Paraná
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     134   32 20th     158   30th 19th     131   28 17th     118   23 14th     66   20th 10     33   17th 7th     37   16 7th     31   19th 9     69   20th 10     125   24 13     112   27 16     110   30th 18th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional ; wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Paraná Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 31.6 29.7 27.5 23.4 20.1 16.5 16.2 18.9 20.3 24.2 27.0 29.7 O 23.7 Min. Temperature (° C) 19.5 18.8 16.7 13.7 10.3 7.4 6.9 8.5 9.5 12.8 15.7 17.8 O 13.1 Temperature (° C) 25.5 24.0 21.8 18.1 14.8 11.5 11.2 13.2 14.6 18.4 21.3 23.7 O 18.2 Precipitation ( mm ) 134.0 158.3 131.4 118.4 65.5 33.0 37.0 31.4 69.0 125.1 112.3 110.2 Σ 1,125.6 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 9.4 8.9 7.7 7.1 6.1 5.2 5.5 6.5 6.9 8.1 9.1 8.8 O 7.4 Rainy days ( d ) 8th 9 9 8th 6th 5 5 5 6th 9 8th 9 Σ 87 Humidity ( % ) 65 70 75 78 80 80 79 74 71 70 68 65 O 72.9 Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional ; wetterkontor.de

Web links

Commons : Paraná (Argentina)  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

• IFAM population data ( September 30, 2007 memento on the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)
• Tourist information on Entre Ríos (Spanish)
• LiveArgentina.com - City information ( Memento of February 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)

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1. ↑ ^{a b} Provincia de Entre Ríos según localidad. Población censada en 1991 y población por sexo en 2001 , (Excel file; 41 kB), Spanish , accessed on July 1, 2012
2. ↑ Paraná, camino al Bicentenario, abre las páginas de su historia  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Spanish , accessed July 1, 2012