Resistencia

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Resistencia
Sculpture in av. Sarmiento, Resistencia (2) .JPG
Basic data
location 27 ° 27 ′  S , 59 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 27 ° 27 ′  S , 59 ° 0 ′  W
Height above d. M .: 50  m
Population (2001): 275,962
Agglomeration : Gran Resistencia
  (Argentina)
 
 
administration
Province : ChacoChaco Chaco
Department : San Fernando
Mayor: Aída B. Ayala, Alianza
Others
Postal code : H3500
Telephone code: 03722
Resistencia website
Casa de Gobierno, the seat of government of the Chaco province
Catedral San Fernando Rey de Resistencia, seat of the Archbishop of Resistencia

Resistencia is the capital of the Chaco Province in northeast Argentina . Today the city, including its numerous suburbs, has around 350,000 inhabitants.

geography

Resistencia is located on the west bank of a tributary of the Río Paraná directly opposite the city of Corrientes , with which it has been connected since 1973 by the Puente General Manuel Belgrano . The landscape belongs to the Gran Chaco plain . The climate is subtropical, in summer it is very hot.


Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Resistencia
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 33.5 32.2 30.4 26.2 23.6 20.4 21.1 23.0 24.0 28.0 29.7 32.4 O 27
Min. Temperature (° C) 21.1 20.7 19.3 17.0 13.1 10.1 10.1 11.4 12.1 15.2 18.0 19.3 O 15.6
Temperature (° C) 27.0 26.1 24.4 21.1 17.9 14.7 15.0 16.8 17.8 21.6 23.9 25.8 O 21st
Precipitation ( mm ) 148.0 171.2 200.0 284.9 97.0 87.5 47.3 49.5 81.3 123.7 158.1 108.2 Σ 1,556.7
Rainy days ( d ) 9 9 10 11 8th 9 7th 6th 8th 9 11 8th Σ 105
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history

In 1876, the city was founded as a colony in the Chaco National Territory, which was barely inhabited at the time. Despite attacks by the Indians, shortly afterwards mainly Italian, German and Polish settlers settled here. In 1885 Resistencia was named the capital of the Chaco. But it was not until 1914 that a constant phase of growth began with the arrival of numerous immigrants from Europe, so that the city has a modern image.

religion

Resistencia is the seat of a Roman Catholic archdiocese with the suffragan dioceses Formosa and San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña . Pope Benedict XVI appointed the new archbishop . on November 17, 2005, Fabriciano Sigampa , who had previously been Bishop of La Rioja .

Economy and Infrastructure

The city is important both as an industrial and commercial center and as an administrative metropolis. The port of Barranqueras is only of importance for river navigation at this point because the Paraná is not suitable for high seas. The Resistencia airport offers national flights.

Apart from Buenos Aires, Resistencia is the only city in Argentina that has a system of suburban trains. These are operated by the company SEFECHA, which is dependent on the province of Chaco .

Culture

In the second half of the 20th century, the installation of sculptures by well-known artists in the city area was promoted, so that the city today almost looks like an open-air museum and is nicknamed Ciudad de las Esculturas . The handicrafts produced by a cooperative in the so-called Barrio Toba , a district inhabited by Toba Indians , are also important.

Ansia de Luz by Erminio Blotta

Town twinning

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Resistencia  - collection of images, videos and audio files