Concordia, officially San Antonio de Padua de la Concordia, is the head town of the Concordia department, Entre Ríos Province, located in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It has 179,203 inhabitants according to the 2022 census [INDEC],[1][2] making it the second largest in its province, and the 24th largest in Argentina.
Concordia
San Antonio de Padua de la Concordia | |
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_-_Concordia_-_Plaza_25_de_Mayo_(1).jpg) 25 de Mayo Square | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Concordia Location of Concordia in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 31°24′S 58°2′W / 31.400°S 58.033°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province | Entre Ríos |
| Department | Concordia |
| Founded | November 29, 1831 |
| Founded by | Mariano José del Castillo |
| Government | |
| • Intendant | Francisco Azcué |
| Area | |
| • City | 3,259 km2 (1,258 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
| • City | 179,203 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 199,634 |
| Demonym | concordiense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| CPA base | E3200 |
| Dialing code | +54 345 |
| Website | Official website |
History
editThe area was inhabitated by the Charrúas and the Yaro people when the Spanish had arrived.
Geography
editConcordia lies on the right-hand (western) shore of the Uruguay River, opposite the city of Salto in Uruguay. The two cities are joined by a road/railway link that is part of the Salto Grande Dam complex (starting on the Argentine side 18 km north from the center of Concordia). It is located approximately 430 km north of Buenos Aires.
Climate
editAccording to the Köppen climate classification, Concordia has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).[3]: 8 Mean monthly temperatures range from 12.5 °C (54.5 °F) in July, the coldest month, to 25.3 °C (78 °F) in January, the warmest month.[3]: 8 Concordia receives a mean annual precipitation of 1,372.9 mm (54 in).[3]: 11 Fall (March to May) is the wettest season while winter (June to August) is the driest season.[3]: 11 However, there is great year to year variability in annual precipitation.[3]: 12 The frost free period is 10 months long and in an average year, there are 8.6 days with frost.[3]: 9
| Climate data for Concordia, Entre Ríos (Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport) 1991–2020, extremes 1963–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 42.1 (107.8) |
40.6 (105.1) |
38.7 (101.7) |
35.8 (96.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
35.6 (96.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.4 (99.3) |
38.7 (101.7) |
40.7 (105.3) |
42.1 (107.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.9 (89.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
27.9 (82.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.6 (78.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
3.1 (37.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 140.1 (5.52) |
152.7 (6.01) |
136.4 (5.37) |
173.2 (6.82) |
111.5 (4.39) |
86.3 (3.40) |
55.3 (2.18) |
74.8 (2.94) |
89.6 (3.53) |
161.6 (6.36) |
134.6 (5.30) |
151.9 (5.98) |
1,468 (57.80) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 92.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65.4 | 70.6 | 73.2 | 77.3 | 81.5 | 81.6 | 78.5 | 73.7 | 71.6 | 71.7 | 66.3 | 64.6 | 73.0 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 232.5 | 211.9 | 204.6 | 162.0 | 133.3 | 105.0 | 127.1 | 161.2 | 150.0 | 198.4 | 222.0 | 210.8 | 2,118.8 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[4][5][6] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Concordia INTA (1967–2016) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 41.4 (106.5) |
41.3 (106.3) |
40.2 (104.4) |
35.1 (95.2) |
33.2 (91.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.9 (89.4) |
35.7 (96.3) |
38.3 (100.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
39.2 (102.6) |
41.4 (106.5) |
41.4 (106.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.9 (89.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
30.5 (86.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.3 (77.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
2.4 (36.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 128.0 (5.04) |
148.5 (5.85) |
140.8 (5.54) |
146.5 (5.77) |
105.2 (4.14) |
79.5 (3.13) |
61.7 (2.43) |
70.2 (2.76) |
96.7 (3.81) |
141.7 (5.58) |
135.8 (5.35) |
127.0 (5.00) |
1,372.9 (54.05) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67.5 | 74.1 | 76.0 | 78.8 | 82.8 | 82.9 | 81.3 | 76.9 | 73.5 | 72.9 | 69.9 | 66.0 | 75.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 288.3 | 228.8 | 238.7 | 201.0 | 170.5 | 144.0 | 167.4 | 186.0 | 201.0 | 232.5 | 261.0 | 285.2 | 2,604.4 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 9.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 7.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 66.3 | 60.9 | 62.8 | 58.9 | 52.3 | 46.8 | 52.2 | 54.2 | 56.4 | 58.3 | 63.1 | 65.0 | 58.1 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria[3]: 9 | |||||||||||||
Nature
editThe city is known as the national capital of citrus production. El Palmar National Park, an important reserve for Yatay palm trees, lies 60 km south of the city.
Transport
editThe area is served by an airport (IATA: COC, ICAO: SAAC) located at 31°18′S 58°0′W / 31.300°S 58.000°W, but which is ostensibly not operational.
A binational airport shared with the city of Salto, Uruguay (which lies opposite Concordia), and it is expected to be finalized before the end of 2024.[7]
Barrios (neighbourhoods)
editConcordia is divided into 110 barrios[8]:
- Almafuerte
- Almirante Brown
- Amigos de Salto Uruguayo
- Belgrano Norte
- Benito Legerén
- Cabildo
- Cabo Sendrós
- Cambá Paso
- Carretera La Cruz
- Centenario
- Centro I
- Centro II
- Centro III
- Centro IV
- Centro IX
- Centro Norte
- Centro Sur
- Centro V
- Centro VI
- Centro VII
- Centro VIII
- Centro X
- Centro XI
- Centro XII
- Chacho Peñaloza
- Cipo
- Colonial
- Concordia
- Constitución
- D. F. Sarmiento
- Diecisiete de Octubre
- Don Jorge
- Dos de Abril
- Dr. Leoncio de Luque
- El Martillo
- El Tero
- Estación Concordia Norte
- Estación Norte
- Ex Aero Club
- Fátima I
- Fátima II
- General Belgrano
- General Lamadrid
- Gerardo Yoya
- Golf Club
- Gruta de Lourdes
- Hípico
- Independencia
- Isthilart
- Isla Maciel
- Itatí
- Jesús Nazareno
- José Arévalo
- José Hernández
- Juan XXIII
- Justo José de Urquiza
- La Bianca
- La Cantera
- La Colina
- La Terminal
- Las Tejas
- Las Viñas I
- Los Tilos
- Lavardén
- Lezca
- Llamarada
- María Goretti
- Mario Muñoz
- Nébel
- Nébel Sur
- Norte
- Nuestra Señora de Pompeya
- Nueve de Julio
- Once de Junio
- Osvaldo Magnasco (localidad)|Osvaldo Magnasco
- Pampa Soler
- Pampa Soler Norte
- Pancho Ramírez
- Parque
- Parque Ferré Sur
- Parque Río Uruguay
- Parque Rivadavia
- Pierrestegui
- Pompeya Sur
- Puerto
- Puerto Sur
- Ricardo Rosch
- Salto Chico
- San Agustín
- San Carlos
- San Francisco de Asís Este
- San Francisco de Asís Oeste
- San Jorge
- San Juan
- San Martín
- San Miguel I
- San Miguel II
- San Pantaleón
- Sargento Cabrera
- Sarmiento
- Seis de Febrero
- Simón Bolívar
- Tavella Norte
- Tavella Sur
- Tiro Federal
- Toronjal
- Universidad
- Veintiuno de Septiembre
- Veinticinco de Mayo
- Vélez Sársfield
- Victorino Simón
- Villa Adela
- Villa Zorraquín
- Villa Jardín
- Villa Progreso
Notable people
edit- Isidoro Blaisten (1933–2004), journalist
- Gustavo Ruiz Díaz (b. 1981), footballer
- Isaac Ganón (1916–1975), sociologist
- Celestino Piaggio (1886–1931), composer
- Isabel Sarli (1929–2019), actress and model
- Joaquin Szuchman (b. 1995), Israeli-Argentinian professional basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
Gallery
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Concordia's most architecturally significant residence, the Arruabarrena house -
Estación Concordia Central -
Hipólito Yrigoyen Bus Terminal -
Pedestrian Entre Ríos Street -
Bartolomé Mitre Park -
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References
edit
- ^ https://www.entrerios.gov.ar/dgec/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Primero-datos-provisionales-Censo-2022-Entre-Rios-Febrero-2023-1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Oficial: esta es la población de cada ciudad de Entre Ríos". Uno Entre Rios. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ramos, Sergio; De Ruyver, Roberto; Gattinoni, Natalia; Garín, Rubén; Garran, Sergio. "Estación agrometeorológica del INTA Concordia 50 años de servicio a la comunidad" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. 2023. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Concordia Aero". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "El Aeropuerto Binacional Concordia-Salto estaría listo para mediados del año que viene". www.ambito.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ "Municipalidad de Concordia :: Servicios OnLine". egob.concordia.gob.ar. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Concordia (Argentina).
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- Municipality of Concordia – Official website
- TurismoEntreRios.com – Tourism portal of the province of Entre Ríos