Paraná, Entre RÃos
Paraná is the capital of the province of Entre Ríos in the northeast of Argentina. The on the eastern shore of the Paraná River located opposite Santa Fe city has a population of 235 967 (as of 2001).
The agglomeration Gran Paraná with the neighboring towns of San Benito, Oro Verde, Colonia Avellaneda and sauce Montrull had a population of 247 310 at the 2001 census. A census of 2010 living in the agglomeration of 340 861 inhabitants.
Paraná is not only the seat of the provincial government, but also an important river port for loading of grain, livestock, fish and timber from the environment. The main industries are settled, the production of cement, furniture and ceramics.
History
The exact founding year of the city does not seem to be known, since there is no certificate of incorporation. Formerly called the city Baxada de la otra banda del Paraná and Baxada del Paraná. Baxada or after today's spelling Bajada is something like a ford. The development of the city was so fluent and is based mainly on the fact that is located opposite the city of Santa Fe. The official founding date was fixed later on 23 October 1730.
Paraná was 1852-1861, during the temporary secession of the province of Buenos Aires, capital of the Confederación Argentina and grew during this time uncommonly quickly. The city then had several churches, an elegant Government Palace, a theater, etc., but made in the second half of the 19th century, when it had fallen back to the provincial capital, a desert, ruin-like impression. The predominantly commercial driving population amounted at the end of the 19th century to about 6000 inhabitants.
Twinning
- Leon Forte, Italy, since January 11, 1991
- Muscatine, Iowa, USA, since August 4, 1989
- Porto Alegre, Brazil, since June 12, 1992
- Rehovot, 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 10 December 1994
Sons and daughters of the town
- Antonio F. Crespo (1851-1893), mayor of Buenos Aires
- Roberto Ayala (born 1973 ), football player
- Pedro Ignacio Calderón ( born 1933), conductor
- Evaristo Carriego (1883-1912), journalist and writer
- Lucio Godoy (born 1958 ), composer
- José Benjamin Zubiaur (1856-1921), educator and founding member of the International Olympic Committee