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Entre Ríos is a province of Argentina, it lays and borders north of Buenos Aires Province, south of Corrientes Province, east of Santa Fe Province, and west of Uruguay. The province has a population of 1,158,147 (2001), and covers an area of 78,781 km². Province is a name for a secondary, or subnational entity of government in most countries. ... Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. ... Categories: Argentine provinces | Buenos Aires province | Argentina geography stubs ... Categories: Argentina geography stubs | Argentine provinces ... Categories: Argentina geography stubs | Argentine provinces ... The Republic Eastern of the Uruguay (Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay), is a Spanish speaking country located in southern South America. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


Its capital is Paraná (as of 2003, with approx. 250,000 inhabitants), on the Paraná River in front of Santa Fé. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January events January 1 Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...


Its "caudillo" is Justo José de Urquiza, who ruled the province most of its early years in the 19th century. Caudillo is a Spanish (caudilho in Portuguese) word designating a politico-military leader at the head of an authoritative power. The related caudillismo is a cultural phenomenon that first appeared during the early 19th century in revolutionary South America, as a type of militia leader with a charismatic personality and... Justo José de Urquiza y García (October 18, 1801 _ April 11, 1870) was an Argentine general and politician. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The province is divided in 15 departments (spanish departamentos). The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ...


Department (Capital)

  1. Colón (Colón)
  2. Concordia (Concordia)
  3. Diamante (Diamante)
  4. Federación (Federación)
  5. Federal (Federal)
  6. Gualeguay (Gualeguay)
  7. Gualeguaychú (Gualeguaychú)
  8. La Paz (La Paz)
  9. Nogoyá (Nogoyá)
  10. Paraná (Paraná)
  11. San José de Feliciano (San José de Feliciano)
  12. Tala (Rosario del Tala)
  13. Uruguay (Concepción del Uruguay)
  14. Victoria (Victoria)
  15. Villaguay (Villaguay)


Major cities in the province are:

Their inhabitants usually are named/called: "Panzas verdes" (Green bellies). Concordia is a city in the province of Entre Rios in Argentina, the national capital of citrus production. ...


Entre Ríos is also a band from Buenos Aires. They mix catchy electronic melodies with the heavenly voice of the female singer. The members of the band are Isol (voice), Sebastián Carreras (DJ) and Gabriel Lucena (DJ).







 

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