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Entre Ríos Province
Province of Argentina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Entre Ríos (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈentɾe ˈri.os], "Between Rivers") is a central province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires (south), Corrientes (north) and Santa Fe (west), and Uruguay in the east.
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For Island in Corrientes Province of Argentina, see Entre Ríos Island.
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Entre Ríos | |
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Province of Entre Ríos Provincia de Entre Ríos (Spanish) | |
![]() Sunset on the Paraná River | |
Motto(s): "Federación, libertad y fuerza" ("Federation, freedom and strength") | |
Anthem: Marcha de Entre Ríos | |
![]() Location of Entre Ríos within Argentina | |
Coordinates: 32.1°S 59.3°W / -32.1; -59.3 | |
Country | Argentina |
Departments | 17 |
Municipalities and board of governors | 266 |
Capital | Paraná |
Government | |
• Governor | Rogelio Frigerio (PRO) |
• Vice Governor | Alicia Aluani (PRO) |
• Legislature | Senate (17) Chamber of Deputies (34) |
• National Deputies | 9 |
• National Senators | Alfredo de Angeli (PRO) Edgardo Kueider (FDT) Stella Maris Olalla (UCR) |
Area | |
• Total | 78,781 km2 (30,418 sq mi) |
Population (2022 census[1]) | |
• Total | 1,426,426 |
• Rank | 8th |
• Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
Demonym | entrerriano |
GDP | |
• Total | peso 292 billion (US$11.2 billion) (2018)[2] |
Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
ISO 3166 code | AR-E |
HDI (2021) | 0.836 very high (20th)[3] |
Website | entrerios |
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Its capital is Paraná (400,000 inhabitants[4]), which lies on the Paraná River, opposite the city of Santa Fe.
Together with Córdoba and Santa Fe, since 1999, the province is part of the economic-political association known as the Center Region.