Rosario | |
|---|---|
City & Municipality | |
Rosario skyline The Propylaeum Parish of Perpetual Help | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): | |
  Rosario Location of Rosario in Argentina  Rosario Rosario (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 |
| Department | Rosario |
| Founded | 1793 |
| Districts | North, Center, South, Southwest, Northwest |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Rosario |
| • Intendant | Pablo Javkin[1] (CREO Party) |
| Area | |
| • City | 178.69 km2 (68.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Population (2012 estimated)[3] | |
| • Density | 6,680/km2 (17,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,276,000 |
| • Metro | 1,613,041 |
| Demonym(s) | Rosarían rosarino, -a |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
| • Year | 2023 |
| • Total | $37.9 billion[4] |
| • Per capita | $23,700 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| Post code | S2000 |
| Area code | 0341 |
| Website | rosario.gob.ar |
Rosario (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈsaɾjo]) is the largest city in the central Argentine province of Santa Fe. The city, located 300 km (186 mi) northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the country after Buenos Aires and Cordoba. With a growing and important metropolitan area, Greater Rosario has an estimated population of 1,750,000 as of 2020[update].[5][6] One of its main attractions includes the neoclassical, Art Nouveau,[7] and Art Deco architecture that has been preserved in hundreds of residences, houses and public buildings. The city is also famous for being the birthplace of the legendary Argentine footballer Lionel Messi.
Rosario is the head city of the Rosario Department and is located at the heart of the major industrial corridor in Argentina. The city is a major railroad terminal and the shipping center for north-eastern Argentina. Ships reach the city via the Paraná River, which allows the existence of a 10-metre-deep (34 ft) port. The Port of Rosario is subject to silting and must be dredged periodically.[8] Exports include wheat, flour, hay, linseed and other vegetable oils, corn, sugar, lumber, meat, hides, and wool. Manufactured goods include flour, sugar, meat products, and other foodstuffs. The Rosario-Victoria Bridge, opened in 2004, spans the Paraná River, connecting Rosario with the city of Victoria, across the Paraná Delta. The city plays a critical role in agricultural commerce, and thus finds itself at the center of a continuing debate over taxes levied on big-ticket agricultural goods such as soy.
Along with Paraná, Rosario is one of the few Argentine cities that cannot point to a particular individual as its founder. The city's patron is the "Virgin of the Rosary", whose feast day is 7 October.
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- ^ "Provincia de Santa Fe, departamento Rosario. Población total por país de nacimiento, según sexo y grupo de edad. Año 2010" (PDF). INDEC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2014.
- ^ "TelluBase—Argentina Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Rosario · Población". Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Encuesta Permanente de Hogares. Resultados del segundo trimestre de 2012" (PDF). INDEC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013.
- ^ Barcina, Florencia. "Art Nouveau en Rosario, Argentina" (PDF). Artnouveau.eu. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ http://www.lacapital.com.ar/2006/08/30/economia/noticia_322334.shtml[dead link]