Río Suquía
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Río Suquía Río Primero |
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| location | Cordoba Province , Argentina | |
| River system | Río Suquía | |
| origin | Confluence of the Río San Antonio, Río Cosquín and others in Lago San Roque 31 ° 22 ′ 24 ″ S , 64 ° 25 ′ 56 ″ W |
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| muzzle | in the outflowless lake Mar Chiquita Coordinates: 30 ° 53 ′ 29 ″ S , 62 ° 52 ′ 39 ″ W 30 ° 53 ′ 29 ″ S , 62 ° 52 ′ 39 ″ W
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| Big cities | Cordoba | |
| Medium-sized cities | La Calera | |
The Río Suquía , also Río Primero , is a river in central Argentina . The name Río Suquía comes from the language of the Comechingones Indians, while the name Río Primero (German: First River ) comes from the Spaniards who colonized the area of central Argentina from north to south and therefore all the major rivers they encountered , simply numbered.
course
The tributaries of the Río Suquía originate in the Sierras de Córdoba (main tributaries: Río San Antonio and Río Cosquín ). From the Lago San Roque reservoir at the confluence of these two rivers, the river takes its name and crosses the Sierra Chica , the cities of La Calera , Córdoba , Capilla de los Remedios , Río Primero and Santa Rosa de Río Primero , to finally enter the drainless lake Laguna Mar Chiquita flow into it.