Río Cuarto, Córdoba
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| Coordinates: 33°8′S 64°21′W / 33.133°S 64.350°WCoordinates: 33°8′S 64°21′W / 33.133°S 64.350°W | |||
| Country | Argentina | ||
| Province | Córdoba | ||
| Department | Río Cuarto | ||
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| • Mayor | Juan Jure (Civic and Social Front) | ||
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| • Total | 64.25 km2 (24.81 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 452 m (1,483 ft) | ||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • Total | 159,706 | ||
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | ART (UTC-3) | ||
| CPA base | X5800 | ||
| Dialing code | +54 358 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Río Cuarto is a city in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. Located in the south of the province, it has about 144,000 inhabitants (2001 census [INDEC]) and is an important commercial and agricultural hub.
The Río Cuarto River flows through the province of Córdoba; its central location in the Humid Pampas favored the city's development as a transport hub for much of the surrounding agriculture, and numerous abbatoirs and food processing plants opened in Río Cuarto during the twentieth century.
Río Cuarto was founded on November 11, 1786, as Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, by the colonial Governor Rafael de Sobremonte. Its first rail connection was by way of the former Andean Railway in 1870, after which the village grew rapidly with the influx of Italian and Spanish immigrants (mainly as tenant farmers). The municipal government charter establishing the modern system of elected mayors and city council was enacted in 1883; the city's first elected mayor was Moysés Irusta.
Father Antonio Cardarelli commissioned the construction of the city's principal Roman Catholic church, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, built between 1883 and 1886. The National University of Río Cuarto, established in 1971, is located here. The city's football teams include Estudiantes and Atenas. Río Cuarto hosted the International Biology Olympiad in 2006.
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