Concordia, officially San Antonio de Padua de la Concordia, is a city and municipality that is the head town of the Concordia department, Entre Ríos Province, located in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It has 179,203 inhabitants according to the , making it the second largest in its province, and the 24th largest in Argentina.
History
The area was inhabited by the Charrúas and the Yaro people when the Spanish had arrived.
The city was founded in November 1831.
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). It is located approximately 430 km north of Buenos Aires.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification, Concordia has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). Mean monthly temperatures range from in July, the coldest month, to in January, the warmest month.
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