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.
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Coordinates: 32°57′27″S 60°38′22″W | |
Country | Argentina |
Province | Santa Fe |
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• Intendant | Pablo Javkin[1] (CREO Party) |
Area code | 0341 |
Website | www |
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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.