Paraná () is the capital city of the

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Entre Ríos, located on the eastern shore of the

Paraná River The Paraná River ( es, Río Paraná, links=no , pt, Rio Paraná, gn, Ysyry Parana) is a river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina for some ."Parana River". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Br ...

, opposite the city of Santa Fe, capital of the neighbouring

Santa Fe Province The Province of Santa Fe ( es, Provincia de Santa Fe, ) is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco (divided by the 28th parallel south), Corrientes, Entre R� ...

. The city has a population of 247,863 ().

History

During the 16th century, inhabitants of the city of Santa Fe settled at the other shore of the Paraná river. The first settlers called it “''Baxada del Paraná''”. Between

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and

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it was the capital city of the

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Economy

Paraná is not only the head of the provincial government, but also an important

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for the

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of cereals, cattle, fish, and lumber from the surrounding region. The principal industries installed are the manufacture of

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, furniture, and ceramics.

Cityscape

The centre of the city gathers colonial churches, European styles such as that of the ''3 de Febrero'' Theatre or the Government House, the mixed styles of the city's Cathedral, and modern towers like those near the ''Parque Urquiza'' park. The city is connected to the city of Santa Fe on the other side of the Entre Ríos by the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel inaugurated in 1969.

Transport

Paraná is served by

General Justo José de Urquiza Airport General Justo José de Urquiza Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto de Entre Ríos "General Justo José de Urquiza") is located on the southeast side of Paraná, a city in the Entre Ríos Province of Argentina. The airport covers an area of and ...

(

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PRA), at coordinates , from the city, with regular flights to

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(

Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Jorge Newbery Airfield ( es, link=no, Aeroparque "Jorge Newbery", ), commonly known as Aeroparque, is an international airport northeast of downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina. The airport covers an area of and is operated by ''Aeropuertos Argen ...

). Another option is Sauce Viejo Airport in nearby Santa Fe.

Climate

Paraná has a Pampean climate, which under the

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, would be classified as a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

(''Cfa''). The average annual temperature is . Winters are characterized with mild temperatures during the day and very cold nights. The average high is while the average low is . Temperatures occasionally fall below , leading to frosts. Spring and Fall are transitional seasons with warm temperatures during the day with cool temperatures during the night. Normally, the last frost occurs on August 4 although frosts can occur as late as October 9. The first frost occurs on June 22 though frosts as early as May has occurred. Summers are characterized by hot weather during the day with mild to warm nights. The average temperature during summer is around although

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can push temperatures above while cool Pampero winds can push temperatures below . Most of the precipitation occurs during the summer, receiving an average precipitation of . The city, along with the entire province is located in an area of high risk of

tornadoes A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. It is often referred to as a twister, whirlwind or cyclone, alth ...

in the country, particularly during spring and summer. Paraná receives of precipitation per year, most of it concentrated in the summer months and there are 87 days with measurable precipitation. The average relative humidity is 73%. Wind speeds are moderate throughout the year, ranging from a low of in April to a high of in September. Paraná receives an average of 2713.3 hours (or 61% of possible sunshine) of bright sunshine per year, ranging from a low of 51% in June to a high of 67% in January and February. The highest temperature ever recorded was on January 2, 1963, while the lowest temperature ever recorded was on July 10, 1976.

Sports

The city is home to the basketball team

Atlético Echagüe Atlético Echagüe is an Argentine professional basketball team located in Paraná, Entre Ríos. The team competes in the Liga Nacional de Básquet. Notable players * Matias Nocedal * Gelvis Solano * Josimar Ayarza Josimar Abdiel Ayarza Tous ( ...

. As of 2017, it competes in the

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, Argentina's top professional basketball division. It plays its home games at the Estadio Luis Butta. The main football teams are:

Club Atlético Patronato The Club Atlético Patronato de la Juventud Católica (commonly called Patronato or Patronato de Paraná, lit. 'Patronage of Parana') is an Argentine football club based in Paraná, Entre Ríos. The squad will compete in the second-tier Primer ...

and Club Atlético Paraná.

Gallery

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Sister cities

* Salto, Uruguay *

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, Bolivia * Muscatine, United States *

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, Canada *

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, Italy

Notable residents

* Salvador Maciá (1855-1929), Governor of Entre Ríos Province *

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(born 1981), Italy international rugby player born in the city

References

External links

Official website
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Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos
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