Zárate is a port city in the northeast of the . It lies on the western shore of the
Paraná River
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, from
Buenos Aires. Its population as per the is 101,271 inhabitants. It is the headquarters for and the only city in the ''
partido'' of the same name.
Zárate and
Campana are main points of an important industrial region. The city is located at one end of the
Zárate-Brazo Largo Bridge, which joins Buenos Aires with the province of
Entre Ríos and allows communication with the
Argentine Mesopotamia and from there to
Brazil and
Uruguay.
The city was founded on March 19, 1854.
History
Following European colonization, the lands were distributed in grants. The first Spanish owners weren't able to use them productively, so their ownership was passed to the
Jesuits, who were then expelled by
Charles III of Spain
it, Carlo Sebastiano di Borbone e Farnese
, house = Bourbon-Anjou
, father = Philip V of Spain
, mother = Elisabeth Farnese
, birth_date = 20 January 1716
, birth_place = Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Spain
, death_d ...
.
The
Zárate Partido was founded on March 19, 1854, separating it from
Exaltación de la Cruz.
References
''In Spanish.''
Municipality of Zárate- Official website
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Gallery
File:Zaratemunicipalidad2.jpg, Municipality building.
File:PuenteZarate002.jpg, The General Bartolomé Mitre Bridge, part of the Zárate-Brazo Largo bridge complex.
File:Carcontainerequipment.JPG, Partial view of private commercial docks in Zárate.
File:HomeroAnfiteatroZarateJR.jpg, The "Homero Exposito" Amphitheater, located in the "Italia" Square.
Populated places in Buenos Aires Province
Paraná River
Port settlements in Argentina
Populated places established in 1854
1854 establishments in Argentina
Cities in Argentina
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