Concordia, Entre Ríos

Concordia
City
Concordia

Location of Concordia in Argentina

Coordinates: 31°24′S 58°2′W / 31.400°S 58.033°W / -31.400; -58.033Coordinates: 31°24′S 58°2′W / 31.400°S 58.033°W / -31.400; -58.033
Country Argentina
Province Entre Ríos
Department Concordia
Founded November 29, 1831
Government
  Mayor Gustavo Bordet (Justicialist Party)
Area
  Total 3.259 km2 (1.258 sq mi)
Elevation 21 m (69 ft)
Population
  Total 157,514
  Density 48,000/km2 (130,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) concordiense
Time zone ART (UTC-3)
CPA base E3200
Dialing code +54 345
Website Official website

San Antonio de Padua de la Concordia (usually shortened to Concordia) is a city in the north-east of the province of Entre Ríos in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It had about 172,000 inhabitants at the 2001 census [INDEC], and is the head town of the department of the same name.

Geography

Concordia lies on the right-hand (western) shore of the Uruguay River, opposite the city of Salto in Uruguay. The two cities are joined by a road/railway link that is part of the Salto Grande Dam complex (starting on the Argentine side 18 km north from the center of Concordia).

Climate

Climate data for Concordia, Entre Ríos (1961–1990, extremes 1970–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 41.0
(105.8)
40.5
(104.9)
38.7
(101.7)
35.3
(95.5)
32.5
(90.5)
29.8
(85.6)
32.0
(89.6)
35.6
(96.1)
37.2
(99)
36.9
(98.4)
38.7
(101.7)
40.7
(105.3)
41.0
(105.8)
Average high °C (°F) 32.1
(89.8)
30.8
(87.4)
28.4
(83.1)
24.7
(76.5)
21.4
(70.5)
17.9
(64.2)
18.3
(64.9)
19.6
(67.3)
21.6
(70.9)
24.8
(76.6)
27.3
(81.1)
30.5
(86.9)
24.8
(76.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.8
(78.4)
24.6
(76.3)
22.4
(72.3)
18.8
(65.8)
15.5
(59.9)
12.5
(54.5)
12.8
(55)
13.7
(56.7)
15.6
(60.1)
18.7
(65.7)
21.4
(70.5)
24.1
(75.4)
18.8
(65.8)
Average low °C (°F) 19.3
(66.7)
18.8
(65.8)
16.8
(62.2)
13.5
(56.3)
10.6
(51.1)
7.9
(46.2)
8.0
(46.4)
8.4
(47.1)
9.9
(49.8)
12.7
(54.9)
15.1
(59.2)
17.6
(63.7)
13.2
(55.8)
Record low °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5)
7.4
(45.3)
5.6
(42.1)
−0.3
(31.5)
−2.7
(27.1)
−4.8
(23.4)
−4.8
(23.4)
−4.2
(24.4)
−1.4
(29.5)
1.4
(34.5)
3.1
(37.6)
4.9
(40.8)
−4.8
(23.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 121.9
(4.799)
140.1
(5.516)
154.6
(6.087)
132.4
(5.213)
101.4
(3.992)
79.0
(3.11)
73.9
(2.909)
73.4
(2.89)
100.4
(3.953)
122.3
(4.815)
140.3
(5.524)
115.7
(4.555)
1,355.4
(53.362)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 7 7 9 8 8 94
Average relative humidity (%) 68.7 73.6 75.9 79.5 82.9 83.2 81.7 77.2 73.5 72.5 70.2 67.9 75.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 285.2 226.0 235.6 195.0 173.6 144.0 167.4 186.0 198.0 235.6 261.0 285.2 2,592.6
Mean daily sunshine hours 9.2 8.0 7.6 6.5 5.6 4.8 5.4 6.0 6.6 7.6 8.7 9.2 7.1
Percent possible sunshine 66.2 60.5 61.5 57.4 52.7 47.2 52.1 54.1 55.4 58.6 63.6 65.0 57.9
Source #1: NOAA,[1] Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario (record highs and lows)[2]
Source #2: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (humidity and sun 1969–2007),[3] Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (precipitation days)[4]

Nature

The city is known as the national capital of citrus production. El Palmar National Park, an important reserve for Yatay palm trees, lies 60 km south of the city.

Transport

The area is served by an airport (IATA: COC, ICAO: SAAC) located at 31°18′S 58°0′W / 31.300°S 58.000°W / -31.300; -58.000, but which is ostensibly not operational.

Concordia's most architecturally significant residence, the Arruabarrena house.
Pedestrian Entre Ríos Street, Concordia.

References

  1. "Concordia Aero Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  2. "Concordia, Entre Rios". Estadísticas meteorológicas decadiales (in Spanish). Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  3. "ESTADÍSTICAS AGROCLIMÁTICAS MENSUALES EEA CONCORDIA INTA (Serie histórica 1969-2007)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  4. "Valores Medios de Temperature y Precipitación-Entre Rios: Concordia" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
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