Posadas, Misiones
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Posadas (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is the capital city of the Argentine province of Misiones, in its south, at the far north-west of the country on the left bank of the Paraná River, opposite Encarnación, Paraguay. The city has an area of Template:Convert and a population of 324,756 (2010 census [INDEC]), and the Greater Posadas area has a population of over 359,609 according to a 2017 estimate.[1]
Posadas is the provincial centre of the government, culture and the economy. Furniture, tobacco, food, textiles and construction are its most important industries. Other important economic activities are commerce and services.
Posadas is connected to the Paraguayan city of Encarnación by the San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge. The port, once of great economical importance, is used for sport vessels, carrier of passengers and some boats for sand transport. The city is located on National Route 12, some Template:Convert from Buenos Aires. The General José de San Martín Airport (Template:Comma separated entries), at coordinates Template:Coord, is seven kilometres from the city, and features regular flights to Buenos Aires.
History
Father Roque González y de Santa Cruz established a town called Anunciación de Itapúa on 25 March 1615, but ten years later the settlement was moved to the other side of the Paraná River to the present location of Encarnación, Paraguay.
The first settlement was not completely abandoned, and a new San José reduction was settled there in 1628. In 1867, during the Paraguayan War, the Brazilians set up the Trinchera de San José military base there. Following the end of the war, Paraguay renounced all claims to the area, and in 1879, the town was renamed after Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, the Supreme Director of the Argentine Confederation (1814).
On 22 December 1881, the limits of the Misiones Federation were drawn, leaving Posadas within the territory of current Corrientes Province. On 30 July 1884 the National Congress decided to give Posadas to Misiones Province, and name it its capital. The National University of Misiones was established at Posadas in 1973, and in 1990, the city's cultural and economic links to Encarnación were strengthened with the completion of the San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge.
Public transportation
The average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in Posadas, for example to and from work, on a weekday is 57 min. 10% of public transit riders, ride for more than 2 hours every day. The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public transit is 16 min, while 26% of riders wait for over 20 minutes on average every day. The average distance people usually ride in a single trip with public transit is 4.3 km, while 2% travel for over 12 km in a single direction.[2]
Climate
Posadas has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Summers are hot and humid with lows around Template:Convert, highs around Template:Convert, daily mean Template:Convert, and frequent thunderstorms. Winters are warm with lows around Template:Convert and highs around Template:Convert, daily mean Template:Convert . The highest temperature ever recorded was Template:Convert and the coldest was Template:Convert.[3]
Notable people
- José Acasuso (born 1982), tennis player
- Germán Cano (born 1988), soccer player
- Cecilia Lueza (born 1971), artist
- Alberto Mancini (born 1969), tennis player
- Mariano Messera (born 1978), soccer player
- Daniel Vancsik (born 1977), golf player
- Lucina von der Heyde (born 1997), field hockey player
Sports
The city's main football teams are: CD Guaraní Antonio Franco, Club Atlético Bartolomé Mitre (Posadas), Club Atlético Posadas and Club Deportivo Jorge Gibson Brown.
Gallery
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Sister cities
- Bergamo, Italy[4]
- Encarnación, Paraguay[5]
References
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External links
- Template:In lang Municipality of Posadas – Official website.
- Template:In lang Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. Template:In lang
- Template:In lang Universidad Nacional de Misiones
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