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Paraná is the capital city of the Argentine
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
 province
Provinces of Argentina

Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one federal district . The federal district and the provinces have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system....
 of Entre Ríos
Entre Ríos Province

Entre R?os is a northeastern provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia, Argentina region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires Province , Corrientes Province and Santa Fe Province , and Uruguay in the east....
, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River
Paraná River

This article is about the second-longest river in South America: For the shorter river in Goi?s, central Brazil, see Paran? RiverThe Paran? River is a river in south central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina over a course of some 2,570 kilometers ....
, opposite the city of Santa Fe
Santa Fe, Argentina

File:Calle San Mart?n, Santa Fe, Argentina.jpgSanta Fe is the capital city of provinces of Argentina of Santa Fe Province, Argentina. It sits in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paran? River and Salado River, Argentina rivers....
, capital of the neighbouring Santa Fe Province
Santa Fe Province

Santa Fe is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes Province, Entre R?os, Buenos Aires Province, C?rdoba Province, Argentina, and Santiago del Estero Province....
. The city has a population of 237,968 .

Paraná is not only the head of the provincial government, but also an important river port for the transshipment
Transshipment

Transshipment or Transhipment is the shipment of good to an intermediate destination, and then from there to yet another destination.One possible reason is to change the means of transport during the journey , known as transloading....
 of cereal
Cereal

Cereals, or cereal grains, are mostly Poaceae cultivated for their edible brans or fruit seeds . Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more energy worldwide than any other type of crop; they are therefore staple foods....
s, cattle
Cattle

Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domestication ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. They are raised as livestock for meat , dairy products , leather and as draft animals ....
, fish
Fish

A fish is any marine biology vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scale , and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins....
, and lumber
Lumber

Lumber or timber is wood in any of its stages from logging through readiness for use as structural material for construction, or wood pulp for paper production....
 from the surrounding region. The principal industries installed are the manufacture of cement
Cement

In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance which sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together....
, furniture, and ceramic
Ceramic

File:Bridge from dental porcelain.jpgFile:Qing vase p1070256.jpgA ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetal solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling....
s. The centre of the city gathers colonial churches, Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
an styles such as that of the 3 de Febrero Theatre or the Government House, the mixed styles of the city's Cathedral, and modern towers like those near the Parque Urquiza park.

The city is connected to the city of Santa Fe
Santa Fe, Argentina

File:Calle San Mart?n, Santa Fe, Argentina.jpgSanta Fe is the capital city of provinces of Argentina of Santa Fe Province, Argentina. It sits in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paran? River and Salado River, Argentina rivers....
 on the other side of the Entre Ríos
Entre Ríos Province

Entre R?os is a northeastern provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia, Argentina region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires Province , Corrientes Province and Santa Fe Province , and Uruguay in the east....
 by the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel
Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel

The Ra?l Uranga - Carlos Sylvestre Begnis Subfluvial Tunnel , formerly known as the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel, is an underwater road tunnel that connects the provinces of Argentina of Entre R?os Province and Santa Fe Province in Argentina, crossing the Paran? River between the capital of Entre R?os, Paran?, Argentina, and Santa C?...
 inaugurated in 1969. The General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (IATA
International Air Transport Association

The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered....
 PRA) at coordinates is 7.5 kilometres from the city, and services regular flights to Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of the R?o de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent....
.

ng the 16th century, inhabitants of the city of Santa Fe
Santa Fe, Argentina

File:Calle San Mart?n, Santa Fe, Argentina.jpgSanta Fe is the capital city of provinces of Argentina of Santa Fe Province, Argentina. It sits in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paran? River and Salado River, Argentina rivers....
 settled also at the other side of the Paraná River
Paraná River

This article is about the second-longest river in South America: For the shorter river in Goi?s, central Brazil, see Paran? RiverThe Paran? River is a river in south central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina over a course of some 2,570 kilometers ....
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Paraná is the capital city of the Argentine
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
 province
Provinces of Argentina

Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one federal district . The federal district and the provinces have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system....
 of Entre Ríos
Entre Ríos Province

Entre R?os is a northeastern provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia, Argentina region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires Province , Corrientes Province and Santa Fe Province , and Uruguay in the east....
, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River
Paraná River

This article is about the second-longest river in South America: For the shorter river in Goi?s, central Brazil, see Paran? RiverThe Paran? River is a river in south central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina over a course of some 2,570 kilometers ....
, opposite the city of Santa Fe
Santa Fe, Argentina

File:Calle San Mart?n, Santa Fe, Argentina.jpgSanta Fe is the capital city of provinces of Argentina of Santa Fe Province, Argentina. It sits in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paran? River and Salado River, Argentina rivers....
, capital of the neighbouring Santa Fe Province
Santa Fe Province

Santa Fe is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes Province, Entre R?os, Buenos Aires Province, C?rdoba Province, Argentina, and Santiago del Estero Province....
. The city has a population of 237,968 .

Paraná is not only the head of the provincial government, but also an important river port for the transshipment
Transshipment

Transshipment or Transhipment is the shipment of good to an intermediate destination, and then from there to yet another destination.One possible reason is to change the means of transport during the journey , known as transloading....
 of cereal
Cereal

Cereals, or cereal grains, are mostly Poaceae cultivated for their edible brans or fruit seeds . Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more energy worldwide than any other type of crop; they are therefore staple foods....
s, cattle
Cattle

Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domestication ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. They are raised as livestock for meat , dairy products , leather and as draft animals ....
, fish
Fish

A fish is any marine biology vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scale , and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins....
, and lumber
Lumber

Lumber or timber is wood in any of its stages from logging through readiness for use as structural material for construction, or wood pulp for paper production....
 from the surrounding region. The principal industries installed are the manufacture of cement
Cement

In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance which sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together....
, furniture, and ceramic
Ceramic

File:Bridge from dental porcelain.jpgFile:Qing vase p1070256.jpgA ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetal solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling....
s. The centre of the city gathers colonial churches, Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
an styles such as that of the 3 de Febrero Theatre or the Government House, the mixed styles of the city's Cathedral, and modern towers like those near the Parque Urquiza park.

The city is connected to the city of Santa Fe
Santa Fe, Argentina

File:Calle San Mart?n, Santa Fe, Argentina.jpgSanta Fe is the capital city of provinces of Argentina of Santa Fe Province, Argentina. It sits in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paran? River and Salado River, Argentina rivers....
 on the other side of the Entre Ríos
Entre Ríos Province

Entre R?os is a northeastern provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia, Argentina region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires Province , Corrientes Province and Santa Fe Province , and Uruguay in the east....
 by the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel
Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel

The Ra?l Uranga - Carlos Sylvestre Begnis Subfluvial Tunnel , formerly known as the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel, is an underwater road tunnel that connects the provinces of Argentina of Entre R?os Province and Santa Fe Province in Argentina, crossing the Paran? River between the capital of Entre R?os, Paran?, Argentina, and Santa C?...
 inaugurated in 1969. The General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (IATA
International Air Transport Association

The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered....
 PRA) at coordinates is 7.5 kilometres from the city, and services regular flights to Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of the R?o de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent....
.

History

During the 16th century, inhabitants of the city of Santa Fe
Santa Fe, Argentina

File:Calle San Mart?n, Santa Fe, Argentina.jpgSanta Fe is the capital city of provinces of Argentina of Santa Fe Province, Argentina. It sits in northeastern Argentina, near the junction of the Paran? River and Salado River, Argentina rivers....
 settled also at the other side of the Paraná River
Paraná River

This article is about the second-longest river in South America: For the shorter river in Goi?s, central Brazil, see Paran? RiverThe Paran? River is a river in south central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina over a course of some 2,570 kilometers ....
. Known as de la otra Banda del Paraná ("from the other side of the Paraná") and Baxada del Paraná ("Ford of the Paraná"), the settlement never had an official foundation, and it slowly grew as a satellite town of Santa Fe.

On October 23, 1730 the local chapel was granted by the clerical authorities in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of the R?o de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent....
 the status of parish
Parish

A parish is a local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in Roman Catholic, Anglican, United Methodist, and Presbyterianism churches....
 church; that date was adopted as the beginning of the official history of the town.

In 1813 it achieved status of village, and in 1822 it was named capital of the territory of the present province. Between 1854 and 1861 it was the capital of the Confederación Argentina ("Argentine Confederation") during the rule of the local caudillo
Caudillo

Caudillo is a Spanish word usually used to designate "a political-military leader at the head of an authoritarian power." At the beginning this word was used to refer to military power: Ind?bil and Mandonio, Viriato, Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir , and other fighters of the Reconquista, even Sim?n Bolivar, Francisco Franco, etc., but in H...
 Justo José de Urquiza
Justo José de Urquiza

Justo Jos? de Urquiza y Garc?a was an Argentina general and politician. He was president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860.As the caudillo of Entre R?os Province, Urquiza helped sustain the power of Juan Manuel de Rosas....
, that gave the city a rapid growth. In 1883 it regained its title of capital of the province.

In 1994 Paraná hosted the Convención Reformadora de la Constitución Nacional Argentina
1994 reform of the Argentine Constitution

The 1994 reform to the Argentine Constitution was approved on 22 August, as a result of the Pacto de Olivos between by that time president of Argentina of Argentina Carlos Sa?l Menem, and the former president and leader of the opposition Ra?l Alfons?n....
 ("Convention for the reform of the National Constitution
Constitution of Argentina

The constitution of Argentina is one of the primary sources of existing Law of Argentina. Argentine Constitution of 1853 was written in 1853 by a Constitutional Assembly gathered in Santa Fe, Argentina, and the doctrinal basis was taken in part from the United States Constitution....
"), together with its neighbour capital of Santa Fe.

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