Barranqueras | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Argentina |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Barranqueras in Argentina |
Coordinates: | -27.4833°N -114°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | San Fernando |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 54,698 |
Population As Of: | 2010 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | ART |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Postal Code Type: | CPA base |
Postal Code: | H3503 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | +54 3722 |
Barranqueras is a city in the southeast of the province of Chaco, Argentina, on a small tributary river on the right-hand-side (western) shore of the Paraná River, only 7 km from the provincial capital Resistencia and within its metropolitan area. It has over 50,000 inhabitants according to the, being the third most populated city in the province.
Barranqueras is located in a commercial node of the Mercosur, and has a port on Kilometer 1,198 of the Paraná, managed by the provincial state since 1991.
Alicia Azula was elected Mayor of Barranqueras in 2003 and she was re-elected twice more.[1] [2]