Rosario
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.
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| Coordinates: 32°57′27″S 60°38′22″W / 32.95750°S 60.63944°WCoordinates: 32°57′27″S 60°38′22″W / 32.95750°S 60.63944°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Santa Fe |
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| • Intendant | Pablo Javkin[1] (CREO Party) |
| Website | www |
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
Rosario Media
- Ciudad del Rosario de Santa Fe (1858).jpg
Map of the city of Rosario c. 1877
- Puerto Rosario 1868.jpg
El puerto de Rosario, a mediados del siglo XIX
- Aduana Rosario.jpg
Rosario's old Customs Office, on Belgrano Avenue
- Monumento a la Bandera, Rosario.jpg
National Flag Memorial, downtown Rosario
- Palacio de los Leones 5.jpg
Palacio de los Leones (City Hall)
Parroquia del Perpetuo Socorro, a church at Lisandro de la Torre district
- Bolsa de Comercio Rosario.jpg
Bolsa de Comercio Rosario: The Rosario Stock Exchange
- Puente Rosario-Victoria 2.jpg
Wood chips carrier Racer on the Paraná River, just coming under the Rosario-Victoria Bridge
- Teatro El Círculo 1.jpg
El Círculo Theater (Teatro El Círculo), an artistic landmark of Rosario, Argentina. The entrance is at the corner of Laprida St. and Mendoza St., in the city center.
- Planetario Rosario.jpg
Planetario Ciudad de Rosario Luis Cándido Carballo, the public municipal planetarium of Rosario, Argentina. This building is located within the Urquiza Park, near the Paraná River, on the southern end of the central district.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sitio de la Municipalidad de Rosario". Sitio de la Municipalidad de Rosario.
- ↑ Página del Ministerio de Educación de la Nación sobre el Monumento Histórico Nacional a la Bandera. Archived 2009-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
Other websites
- Municipality of Rosario (official website)
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