RÃo Cuarto, Córdoba
Río Cuarto, also Rio 4, is a city in central Argentina, located in the south of the province of Córdoba. Río Cuarto, with 150,000 inhabitants, is the second largest city of the province and the center of a fertile agricultural plain and capital of the district ( departments ) Río Cuarto.
Geography
Río Cuarto is located on the Río Chocancharava to 400 meters above sea level in a large plain in Central Argentina and northeastern boundary of the Pampas. The river was formerly called Río Cuarto and gave the city its name. It is close to the mountains Sierras del Sur and the Sierra de los Comechingones with murals of Comechingones.
Río Cuarto is located 220 kilometers from Córdoba, and 600 miles from Buenos Aires. The average day maximum and minimum values are reached in December with about 30 degrees and in July with about 16 degrees Celsius.
40 km northeast of Río Cuarto are 1990 discovered 11 oblong, up to 4.5 km wide, meteorite impact crater called Río Cuarto - crater.
Climate
History
Originally, the area was inhabited by the nomadic people of Taluhet. After the founding of Córdoba settled from 1573 the Spaniards. 1750 saw the region with the establishment of a monastery an economic boom ( " La Primera Colonización del Río Cuarto "). 1776, the region was associated with the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. From this time, the Fortress of Santa Catalina, the securing means of the bells and the Built 1782 Fort Commander of Agustín de Balmaceda comes. 1784 took over Rafael de Sobremonte as a representative of the governor of Córdoba del Tucumán dominion over the region.
On November 11, 1786 City of La Villa de la Inmaculada Concepción de Nuestra Señora del Río Cuarto was founded. 1829, the city was the site of military Auseinandersetrzungen between supporters of the Federal States ( Partido Federal) and the unitary state ( Partido Unitario ).
From 1880, the region experienced a massive settlement of immigrants from Italy and Spain. In 1883, today's administrative structure of the city of Río Cuarto was introduced; first mayor was Irusta Moses. In 1887 the city had 11,649 inhabitants.
Economy, education and culture
The city's economy is based primarily on the agricultural industry, which processes the products of the predominantly agricultural plains in the area. In addition, the city is a commercial center at the intersection of national roads Ruta Nacional 36, 158, 8, 35
Río Cuarto is home to the 1971 founded National University of Río Cuarto ( UNRC ), an important university city in central Argentina. Since 1934, Rio Cuarto being the bishop of the diocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto with the Immaculate Conception Cathedral ( Immaculate Conception). In Rio Cuarto is a branch of the Intercambio Cultural Aleman - Latinoamericano ( ICALA ).
Río Cuarto has 7 km outside the city center a local airport (Aeropuerto de Rio Cuarto, IATA code: RCU); the nearest international airport is in Cordoba. Well known is the circuit Autódromo Parque Ciudad de Río Cuarto. Río Cuarto was breakpoint on the first stage of the Rally Dakar 2010.
National known is the sports club Club Sportivo y Biblioteca Atenas.
Twinning
- Chile Coquimbo, Chile, application for a town-twinning since 1 November 2004
- Chile Valparaíso, Chile, application for a town-twinning since October 3rd, 2005
- Spain Vinaròs, Spain, since November 3, 2005
Sons and daughters of the town
- Pedro Eugenio Aramburu (1903-1970), Argentine general and politician
- Ricardo Obregón Cano ( born 1918 ), Argentine politician
- Jorge Wehbe (1920-1998), Argentine lawyer and economist
- Julio Ducuron ( born 1943 ), Argentine Impressionist
- Horacio Carbonetti ( born 1947 ), Argentine golfer
- Carlos José Tissera ( born 1951 ), Catholic bishop of San Francisco, Argentina
- Luis Carbonetti ( born 1953 ), Argentine golfer
- Mauricio Molina (born 1966 ), Argentine golfer
- Pablo Aimar ( born 1979 ), Argentine footballer
- Agustín Calleri (born 1976 ), Argentinian tennis player
- Franco Costanzo ( born 1980 ), Argentine- Italian footballer
- Fabricio Fabio Fuentes (born 1976 ), Argentinian tennis player
- Guillermo Ariel Pereyra ( born 1980 ), Italian - Argentine football player
- Cristian Sánchez Prette ( born 1985 ), Argentinian tennis player