Rosario
city in Argentina
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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 From top, left to right: aerial view of Rosario Center District, Rosario Board of Trade, National Flag Memorial, Clemente Álvarez Emergency Hospital, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Oroño Boulevard, Rosario City Hall, Perpetuo Socorro Church, and Rosario-Victoria Bridge | |
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  Rosario Location of Rosario in Argentina  Rosario Rosario (South America) | |
| Coordinates: 32°57′27″S 60°38′22″W / 32.95750°S 60.63944°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Santa Fe |
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| • Intendant | Pablo Javkin[1] (CREO Party) |
| Area code | 0341 |
| Website | www |
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.
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change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sitio de la Municipalidad de Rosario". Sitio de la Municipalidad de Rosario.
- ↑ Página del Ministerio de Educación de la Nación sobre el Monumento Histórico Nacional a la Bandera. Archived 2009-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
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- Municipality of Rosario (official website)
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