Rosario

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Rosario is a city in the center-east of Argentina, about 300 km (190 mi) northwest from Buenos Aires. It is the main city of Santa Fe Province. As of 2008 Rosario metropolitan area has a population of around 1,300,000 inhabitants, making it Argentina's third-largest city (after Buenos Aires and Córdoba). The city is on the Paraná River.

City & Municipality
Montaje Rosario 01.jpg
Flag of Rosario
Official seal of Rosario
 
Coordinates: 32°57′27″S 60°38′22″W / 32.95750°S 60.63944°W / -32.95750; -60.63944Coordinates: 32°57′27″S 60°38′22″W / 32.95750°S 60.63944°W / -32.95750; -60.63944
CountryArgentina
ProvinceSanta Fe
Government
 • IntendantPablo Javkin[1] (CREO Party)
Websitewww.rosario.gob.ar

It is called Rosario because of the Virgin of the Rosary, whose image remains at the cathedral, in the same place as the original chapel.

Maps

 
Location of Rosario City in Argentina.

Rosario Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Sitio de la Municipalidad de Rosario". Sitio de la Municipalidad de Rosario.
  2. Página del Ministerio de Educación de la Nación sobre el Monumento Histórico Nacional a la Bandera. Archived 2009-02-22 at the Wayback Machine

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