Rosario

Rosario is the largest city of the {{province|Santa Fe|Argentina}}, and the third most populous in the country, after Córdoba and Buenos Aires. It is located 310 km northwest of Buenos Aires, on the Western shore of the Paraná River.

Related Topics:
Córdoba - Buenos Aires - Paraná River

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Rosario is the head town of the Rosario Department and forms the core of Argentina's "Industrial Corridor". Its suburbia and several neighboring towns form nearly an urban continuum, the Greater Rosario, with 1,121,441 inhabitants according to the {{census-ar|2001}}.

Related Topics:
Rosario Department - Industrial Corridor - Greater Rosario - 1,121,441

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Along with Paraná, Rosario is one of the few Argentine cities that cannot point to a particular individual as its founder. The city's patron is the Virgen del Rosario (feast day October 7).

Related Topics:
Paraná - October 7

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The city is a major railroad terminal and the shipping center for northeastern Argentina. Ocean steamers reach the city via the Paraná River, which allows the existence of a 32-feet deep port. The port is subject to silting and must be dredged periodically (plans are being discussed to further dredge the river up to a depth of 36 or 40 feet). Exports include wheat, flour, hay, linseed and other vegetable oils, corn, sugar, lumber, meats, hides, and wool. Manufactures include flour, sugar, meat products, and other foodstuffs. A bridge running over the Paraná River to connect Rosario with the city of Victoria was opened in 2003.

Related Topics:
Railroad - Feet - Port - Silt - Dredge - Export - Wheat - Flour - Hay - Linseed - Vegetable oil - Corn - Sugar - Lumber - Meat - Hide - Wool - A bridge - Victoria - 2003

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