San Antonio de Padua de la Concordia, is the head municipality of the Concordia department. It comprises the locality of the same name as well as immediate urbanizations such as Osvaldo Magnasco, Benito Legerén, Villa Adela, Villa Zorraquín, among others, and a sub-rural area that encompasses to the north, from the lower edge of the Salto Grande Lake, to the south the Yuquerí Chico Stream, to the west the limit is drawn by National Route 14 and to the east the Uruguay River.
Concordia constitutes the main urban center of the entire Uruguay River basin, both for its commercial and industrial importance and for its population index. The construction of the José Gervasio Artigas highway (National Route 14) has enabled a fast and safe connection with the rest of the country, becoming the main national and international communication route; furthermore, the proximity of the Salto Grande Dam provides direct access to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
Location
Concordia is located approximately 430 km north of the City of Buenos Aires on the right bank of the Uruguay River. It has a series of important access routes, among which the General Artigas Highway stands out, Provincial Routes 4 and 22 -which together with Presidente Perón Avenue serve as main accesses to the Urban Area from the west- Provincial Route 28 which constitutes the North access route and, through the latter, National Route 015 which connects to the East with Salto in the Oriental Republic of Uruguay by means of the Bridge that crosses over the Salto Grande Binational Dam.
Municipality Territory
The jurisdictional scope of the Municipality of Concordia includes:
- in the southern zone: Benito Legerén, Yuquerí Chico, Las Tejas, El Martillo, El Tala, Industrial Park, and Villa Adela.
- in the western zone: Camba Paso.
- in the northern zone: Villa Zorraquín and Osvaldo Magnasco.
Neighborhoods
The Municipality of Concordia recognizes the existence of 109 neighborhoods within the territory, each of them has a neighborhood commission elected by the residents:
- Almafuerte
- Almirante Brown
- Amigos de Salto Uruguayo
- Belgrano Norte
- Benito Legerén
- Cabildo
- Cabo Sendrós
- Cambá Paso
- Carretera La Cruz
- Centenario
- Centro I
- Centro II
- Centro III
- Centro IV
- Centro IX
- Centro Norte
- Centro Sur
- Centro V
- Centro VI
- Centro VII
- Centro VIII
- Centro X
- Centro XI
- Centro XII
- Chacho Peñaloza
- Cipo
- Colonial
- Concordia
- Puerto
- South Port
- Ricardo Rosch
- Salto Chico
- San Agustín
- San Carlos
- San Francisco de Asís East
- San Francisco de Asís West
- San Jorge
- San Juan
- Constitución
- D. F. Sarmiento
- 17 de Octubre
- Don Jorge
- 2 de Abril
- Dr. Leoncio de Luque
- El Martillo
- El Tero
- Concordia North Station
- North Station
- Ex Aero Club
- Fátima I
- Fátima II
- General Belgrano
- General Lamadrid
- Gerardo Yoya
- Golf Club
- Lourdes Grotto
- Hípico
- Independencia
- Isthilart
- Isla Maciel
- Itatí
- Jesús Nazareno
- José Arévalo
- José Hernández
- Juan XXIII
- San Martín
- San Miguel I
- San Miguel II
- San Pantaleón
- Sargento Cabrera
- Seis de Febrero
- Simón Bolívar
- Tavella Norte
- Tavella Sur
- Tiro Federal
- Toronjal
- Universidad
- Justo José de Urquiza
- La Bianca
- La Cantera
- La Colina
- La Terminal
- Las Tejas
- Las Viñas I
- Lavardén
- Lezca
- Llamarada
- María Goretti
- Mario Muñoz
- Nébel
- Nébel Sur
- Norte
- Nuestra Señora de Pompeya
- Nueve de Julio
- Once de Junio
- Osvaldo Magnasco
- Pampa Soler
- Pampa Soler Norte
- Pancho Ramírez
- Parque
- Parque Ferré Sur
- Parque Río Uruguay
- Parque Rivadavia
- Pierrestegui
- Pompeya Sur
- Veintiuno de Septiembre
- Veinticinco de Mayo
- Vélez Sársfield
- Victorino Simón
- Villa Adela
- Villa Dr. Esteban Zorraquín
- Villa Jardín
- Villa Progreso
- Yeí Porá
General characteristics
Due to its population it ranks second among the cities in the province of Entre Ríos, being surpassed only by Paraná. According to the 2010 Census (INDEC), the population of Concordia is 149,450 inhabitants, with 51.7% women and 48.3% men.
The city of Concordia is located on the ancient alluvial terraces of the right bank of the Uruguay River. The area presents a topography gently undulating with no abrupt slopes, influenced by the longitudinal branches of the Cuchilla Grande. These branches, consisting of a higher elevation of the terrain, generally run in a Northwest-Southeast direction, helping to define the main watercourses of the region.
This relief determines the presence of 3 main streams, which cross the municipal district from West to East, collecting almost all the surface runoff of the Department until they flow entirely into the Uruguay River. These are: the Ayuí Grande stream, the Yuquerí Grande stream, and the Yuquerí Chico stream. The first one, with a length of about 27 km, originates north of the town of Los Charrúas and its basin covers approximately 28,000 hectares; the second is 54 km long and the last one is 37 km long. At the same time, 4 other smaller but highly relevant streams must be mentioned as they cross the most densely populated areas of the city; these are: the Concordia stream, the Manzores stream, the Camba Paso stream, and the Yuquerí Grande stream.
The Municipality extends from the south of Salto Grande to the Yuquerí Chico stream, with the Uruguay River as the eastern boundary and the farms marking a straight line parallel to the current National Route 14 as the western boundary.
The climate in the region corresponds to a transition zone between the two present in the province (subtropical without a dry season, characteristic of the Northeast region, and humid temperate Pampean in the rest), with an average annual temperature of 18.5ºC and average annual rainfall of approximately 1300 mm.
Regarding economic activities in the Department, sand deposits for construction, pebbles, and basalt are exploited; extensive agriculture has moderate development centered on rice and pasture cultivation, which are linked to the breeding and fattening of cattle. Citrus, blueberry, and forestry production have great development in the area, being the most prominent activities. Indeed, since 1943 Concordia has been recognized as the National Capital of Citrus.