Concordia, Entre Ríos

Concordia, officially San Antonio de Padua de la Concordia, is a city that is the head town of the Concordia department, Entre Ríos Province, located in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It had 199.634 inhabitants in the, making it the second largest in its province, and the 24th largest in Argentina.

History
The area was inhabitated by the Charrúas and the Yaro people when the Spanish had arrived.

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). Mean monthly temperatures range from 12.5 C in July, the coldest month, to 25.3 C in January, the warmest month. Concordia receives a mean annual precipitation of 1372.9 mm. Fall (March to May) is the wettest season while winter (June to August) is the driest season. However, there is great year to year variability in annual precipitation. The frost free period is 10 months long and in an average year, there are 8.6 days with frost.

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.

Transport
The area is served by an international airport located at -31.3°N, -58°W, but which is ostensibly not operational.

It is currently under construction, and it is expected to be finalized before the end of 2024.

Barrios (neighbourhoods)
Concordia is divided into 110 barrios : • Almafuerte

• Almirante Brown

• Amigos de Salto Uruguayo

• Belgrano Norte

• Benito Legerén

• Cabildo

• Cabo Sendrós

• Cambá Paso

• Carretera La Cruz

• Centenario

• Centro I

• Centro II

• Centro III

• Centro IV

• Centro IX

• Centro Norte

• Centro Sur

• Centro V

• Centro VI

• Centro VII

• Centro VIII

• Centro X

• Centro XI

• Centro XII

• Chacho Peñaloza

• Cipo

• Colonial

• Concordia

• Constitución

• D. F. Sarmiento

• Diecisiete de Octubre

• Don Jorge

• Dos de Abril

• Dr. Leoncio de Luque

• El Martillo

• El Tero

• Estación Concordia Norte

• Estación Norte

• Ex Aero Club

• Fátima I

• Fátima II

• General Belgrano

• General Lamadrid

• Gerardo Yoya

• Golf Club

• Gruta de Lourdes

• Hípico

• Independencia

• Isthilart

• Isla Maciel

• Itatí

• Jesús Nazareno

• José Arévalo

• José Hernández

• Juan XXIII

• Justo José de Urquiza

• La Bianca

• La Cantera

• La Colina

• La Terminal

• Las Tejas

• Las Viñas I

• Los Tilos

• Lavardén

• Lezca

• Llamarada

• María Goretti

• Mario Muñoz

• Nébel

• Nébel Sur

• Norte

• Nuestra Señora de Pompeya

• Nueve de Julio

• Once de Junio

• Osvaldo Magnasco (localidad)

Notable people

 * Isidoro Blaisten (1933–2004), journalist
 * Gustavo Ruiz Díaz (b. 1981), footballer
 * Isaac Ganón (1916–1975), sociologist
 * Celestino Piaggio (1886–1931), composer
 * Isabel Sarli (1929–2019), actress and model
 * Joaquin Szuchman (b. 1995), Israeli-Argentinian professional basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League