San Salvador, Entre Ríos

San Salvador is a ceety in the province o Entre Ríos, Argentinae. It haes 13,228 indwallers per the 2010 census [INDEC], an is the heid toun o the San Salvador Depairtment. It is locatit on the center-east o the province, bi Naitional Route 18, aboot 48 km wast o the Uruguay River an 205 km east frae the provincial caipital Paraná. The ceety is kent as the 'Naitional Caipital o Rice'.

San Salvador
City
Motto(s):  Capital Nacional del Arroz
San Salvador Location o San Salvador in Argentinae
Coordinates: 31°37′S 58°30′W
Kintra	Argentinae
Province	Entre Ríos
Depairtment	San Salvador
Foondit bi	Miguel Pedro A. Malarín
Govrenment
• Mayor	Lucas Larrarte (PJ)
Area
• Total	6.22 km2 (2.40 sq mi)
Population
• Total	13,228
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (ART)
CPA base	E3218
Dialin code	+54 345
Website	Offeecial Steid (spaingie)

History

The toun wis foondit on 25 Dizember 1889 bi the lawyer Miguel Malarín. The focal pynt o the dounset wis the Malarín faimily hame, cried Villa Aurora, efter the mither o the foonder, Aurora Saint-Sauveur. The name o the toun wis a homage tae her an aw, as San Salvador is the Spaingie leeteral translation o the French surname Saint-Sauveur. Colonists brocht agricultur tae the aurie (wheat, linseed, corn, sunflouer, an later sorghum). Rice crops wur plantit first in 1932 an became popular, spreadin tae the whole province.

Economy

The San Salvador Depairtment haes rice as its tradeetional crop, an the ceety o San Salvador is nou kent as the Naitional Caipital o Rice. The aurie hosts industries an aw producin larrie chassis, agricultural machines, aluminium wirks, pumps, an rice mills.

Tourism

Naitional Museum o Rice Industry

The Museum displays the entire history o rice industry in Argentinae. Is ane o the three museums dedicatit tae the rice in the warld.

References

• Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Meenistry o Interior, Argentinae. (in Spaingie)
• Offeecial wabsteid.
• Unoffeecial wabsteid Archived 2006-10-19 at the Wayback Machine.
• San Salvador at TurismoEntreRios.com.
• San Salvador at EntreRiosTotal.com.