Concordia, Entre Ríos
City in Entre Ríos, Argentina
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Concordia, officially San Antonio de Padua de la Concordia, is a city and municipality that 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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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Concordia Location of Concordia in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 31°24′S 58°2′W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province | Entre Ríos |
| Department | Concordia |
| Founded | November 29, 1831 |
| Founded by | Mariano José del Castillo |
| Government | |
| • Intendant | Francisco Azcué (UCR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,259 km2 (1,258 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
• Total | 179,203 |
| • Density | 54.99/km2 (142.4/sq mi) |
| Demonym | concordiense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| CPA base | E3200 |
| Dialing code | +54 345 |
| Website | Official website |
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History
The area was inhabited by the Charrúas and the Yaro people when the Spanish had arrived.
The city was founded in November 1831.[3]
Geography
Concordia 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
According to the Köppen climate classification, Concordia has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).[4]: 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.[4]: 8 Concordia receives a mean annual precipitation of 1,372.9 mm (54 in).[4]: 11 Fall (March to May) is the wettest season while winter (June to August) is the driest season.[4]: 11 However, there is great year to year variability in annual precipitation.[4]: 12 The frost free period is 10 months long and in an average year, there are 8.6 days with frost.[4]: 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) |
41.8 (107.2) |
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) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
3.1 (37.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
| 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[5][6][7][8] | |||||||||||||
| 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 |
| Percentage 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[4]: 9 | |||||||||||||
Nature
The 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.
Floods
Like most settlements by the Uruguay River, Concordia suffers from intense floods. In 2015, a major flood left around 20,000 residents evacuated from the city.[9]
Population
As of 2022, Concordia has a population of 179,203 inhabitants.[10] Over half of them live under the poverty line, this being the third highest percentage in Argentina, after Resistencia and Formosa.[11]
Transport
Notable people
- Isidoro Blaisten (1933–2004), journalist
- Gustavo Ruiz Díaz (b. 1981), footballer
- Isaac Ganón (1916–1975), sociologist
- Celestino Piaggio (1886–1931), pianist, conductor, and composer
- Isabel Sarli (1929–2019), actress and model
- Joaquin Szuchman (born 1995), Israeli-Argentine basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Gallery
Concordia's most architecturally significant residence, the Arruabarrena house
Former train station
Hipólito Yrigoyen Bus Terminal
Pedestrian Entre Ríos Street
