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Gualeguaychú Carnival
El Palmar National Park
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Area: 78,781 KM2
Population: 1,156,799 (2001)
Main Cities: Paraná, Concordia, Gualeguaychú, Concepción del Uruguay and La Paz.
Description:
The province of Entre Ríos is situated in the Mesopotamia region. It is
bounded by the province of Corrientes on the north; the Republic of Uruguay, on
the east; the province of Buenos Aires on the south; and the provinces of Buenos
Aires and Santa Fe, on the west.
It has an area of 78,781 square kilometers (2.1% of the national total).
The most dynamic area of the province borders the Uruguay river, and it
is reinforced with works of communication by road, such as the bridges
Zárate-Brazo Largo, Puerto Unzué-Fray Bentos, Colón-Paysandú, and Concordia-Salto;
the last three communicate with Uruguay. The most densely populated area is the one
surrounding the capital, Paraná, connected to the capital of the province of Santa Fe
by the Hernandarias underwater tunnel.
Climate in Entre Ríos is
included in the transition area from subtropical to
temperate climates, with abundant rainfall all year round. Total annual precipitation is1,100 mm.
Political Organization and Demographic Structure:
This province, the capital of which is Paraná, is divided into 16
departments, with separate political and administrative powers.
Average annual growth rate is 11‰, while density is 13
inhabitants per square kilometer. Urban population comes up to 78%. (1991).
Economic Structure:
In 1995, the primary sector, basically made up by agriculture
and animal husbandry, contributed 22% to the value added of
the total supply of goods and services. The secondary sector
generated 26%, mainly agroindustry, while 52% of the global economic
activity corresponds to the supply of financial, transport and communications,
commerce, tourism, and government services.
Entre Ríos’s economy is based on a Pampean type
agroindustry (cereals, oilseeds, meat), the production of rice, fresh citrus
fruit (mandarin and orange) and round log lumbering for export, especially eucalyptus. Poultry
production is also important, while the most significant industries are rice mills, citrus juices
processing, wood manufactures and cold-storage and oils processing plants.
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