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Paraná (port)

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Paraná

Industrial port and capital of Entre Ríos department, eastern Argentina; situated on the east bank of the Paraná River, 560 km/350 mi northwest of Buenos Aires; population (1991) 276,000. It is an outlet for cattle, sheep, fruit, and grain, produced in the surrounding region, and there are food processing industries.

Paraná was founded in 1588 and was capital of Argentina 1853-62. There is a cathedral, built in 1883. The Parque Urquiza contains a statue of General Justo José de Urquiza, former president of Argentina and governor of Entre Ríos.
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