Place:Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina

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NameParaná
Alt namesBajadasource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 925
Bajada de Santa Fesource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) IX, 144
Paranásource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates31.75°S 60.5°W
Located inEntre Ríos, Argentina     (1550 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Paraná is the capital city of the Argentine province Entre Ríos, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, opposite the city of Santa Fe, capital of the neighbouring Santa Fe Province. The city has a population of 247,863.

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History

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During the 16th century, inhabitants of the city of Santa Fe settled at the other shore of the Paraná river. The first settlers called it “Baxada del Paraná”.

Between 1854 and 1861 it was the capital city of the Argentine Confederation.

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