Rosario

Rosario is the largest city of the , and the third most populous in the country, after C?rdoba and Buenos Aires. It is located 310 km northwest of Buenos Aires, on the Western shore of the Paran? River.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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 .

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Along with Paran?, 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).

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The city is a major railroad terminal and the shipping center for northeastern Argentina. Ocean steamers reach the city via the Paran? 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 Paran? River to connect Rosario with the city of Victoria was opened in 2003.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Buenos Aires: Buenos Aires ("Good Airs" in Spanish, originally meaning "Fair Winds") is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in South America. Buenos Aires is located on the southern shore of the River Plate, on the southeastern coast of the South American c...

Rosario Department: The Rosario Department (in , Departamento Rosario) is an administrative subdivision (departamento) of the . It is located on the south of the province, with its eastern border coinciding with the provincial border along the Paran? River. It has an area of 1,890 km? and a population of over 1.1 milli...

Greater Rosario: The Greater Rosario is the metropolitan area of the city of Rosario, in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. This metropolis has a population of about 1.2 million (1,121,441 in the 2001 census), thus being Argentina's third most populated urban settlement, after Buenos Aires and Greater C?rdoba....

Rosario related Images and Photos (experimental)

Dwayne De Rosario

Rose McGowan & Rosario Dawson Rolling Stone no. 1024 April 19 2007

Houston Dynamo- Dwayne De Rosario

Rent Co-stars Taye Diggs Rosario Dawson and Anthony Rapp November 25 2005