Barranqueras is a city in the southeast of the province of Chaco, Argentina, on a small tributary river on the right-hand-side (western) shore of the Paraná River, only 7 km from the provincial capital Resistencia and within its metropolitan area. It has over 50,000 inhabitants according to the 2001 census [INDEC], being the third most populated city in the province.
Barranqueras | |
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 Barranqueras town hall | |
  Barranqueras Location of Barranqueras in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 27°29′S 58°56′W / 27.483°S 58.933°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Chaco |
| Department | San Fernando |
| Population (2010 census) | |
• Total | 54,698 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| CPA base | H3503 |
| Dialing code | +54 3722 |
Barranqueras is located in a commercial node of the Mercosur, and has a port on Kilometer 1,198 of the Paraná, managed by the provincial state since 1991.
Alicia Azula was elected Mayor of Barranqueras in 2003 and she was re-elected twice more.[1][2]
References
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- ^ Alicia Azula retuvo la intendencia de Barranqueras (in Spanish)
- ^ Confirmadas por el escrutinio definitivo (in Spanish)
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- Barranqueras in the Spanish Wikipedia
- Puertos de Argentina
- Puerto Barranqueras
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