The Concordia Department (in
Spanish
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, ''Departamento Concordia'') is an administrative subdivision (''
departamento A ' () is a country subdivision in several Latin American
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Latin American countries and the ...
'') of the
province
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of
Entre Ríos,
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
. It is located in the north-east of the province, beside the
Uruguay River
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. The head city and largest settlement is
Concordia.
The
Salto Grande dam is located in the Concordia Department.
Districts and municipalities
Concordia Department is divided into four districts: Moreira, Suburbios, Yeruá and Yuquerí. There are six municipalities:
Concordia,
Colonia Ayuí,
Estancia Grande,
La Criolla,
Los Charrúas, and
Puerto Yeruá.
Population
As of 2022, out of the 198,902 people who live in Concordia Department, 179,203 live in the head city of Concordia.
Gallery
File:Cementerio de árboles talados - Concordia (Entre Ríos) - Argentina.jpg, Tree cemetery
File:Aprender (Entre Ríos) - Palacio San Carlos (8).jpg, San Carlos Castle
File:Costanera de Concordia - Entre Ríos.JPG, Concordia riverfront
File:Indios Charrúas, Puerto Yeruá, Entre Ríos, Argentina - panoramio.jpg, Puerto Yeruá
References
Departments of Entre Ríos Province
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