Concepción del Uruguay

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Concepción del Uruguay

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Concepción del Uruguay, city, eastern Entre Ríos provincia (province), northeastern Argentina. It lies on the Uruguay River south of Paysandú, Uruguay.

Founded in 1783, it was the site of an uprising in 1870 and is now a major commercial and industrial centre that retains its many historical sites and monuments. Products from the surrounding region are processed to yield frozen meat, dairy foods, cider, yerba maté (a tealike beverage), and flour. The city also has sawmills and quarries. Trade with Uruguay is important, mostly in grains and beef. The port can accommodate oceangoing vessels, and the city is linked to Buenos Aires, 150 miles (240 km) south, by highway, railroad, hydrofoil, and steamer. The revised Argentine constitution of 1994 was signed in Concepción del Uruguay. Pop. (2001) 64,954; (2010 est.) 69,600.

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Uruguay River

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Uruguay River

river, South America

Also known as: Río Uruguay, Rio Uruguai

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Uruguay River, river in southern South America that rises in the coastal range of southern Brazil. Its chief headstream, the Pelotas River, rises just 40 miles (64 km) from the Atlantic coast at Alto do Bispo in Santa Catarina state, Brazil, and takes the name Uruguay after it is joined by the Canoas River near Piratuba. Flowing west through the coastal range of Brazil (separating Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul states), it then turns southwestward, forming the Argentina–Brazil border. Below Monte Caseros, Argentina, it turns southward, forming the border between Argentina and Uruguay until, above Buenos Aires, it combines with the Paraná River to form the great estuary of the Río de la Plata. Its 990-mile (1,593-km) course is interrupted by rapids between Salto (Uruguay) and the influx of the Quaraí River (Spanish: Río Guareim) near Monte Caseros; hence, its importance as a waterway is less than that of the Paraguay–Paraná river system. Ocean vessels can reach Paysandú, Uruguay, about 130 miles (210 km) from the mouth, and smaller ships can proceed to Salto, 60 miles (100 km) farther upstream.

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