| Settlement Type: | City and Port |
| Official Name: | Zárate |
| Pushpin Map: | Argentina |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Argentina |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
| Pushpin Map1: | Buenos Aires Province |
| Pushpin Label Position1: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption1: | Location in Buenos Aires Province |
| Pushpin Mapsize1: | 200 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Buenos Aires |
| Subdivision Type2: | Partido |
| Subdivision Name2: | Zárate |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1854 (Partido) |
| Population As Of: | 2010 census |
| Population Total: | 86,686 |
| Coordinates: | -34.0833°N -61°W |
| Elevation M: | 27 |
| Postal Code Type: | CPA Base |
| Postal Code: | B 2800 |
| Area Code: | +54 3487 |
Zárate is a port city in the northeast of the . It lies on the western shore of the Paraná River, 900NaN0 from Buenos Aires. Its population as per the is 101,271 inhabitants. It is the headquarters for and the only city in the partido of the same name.
Zárate and Campana are main points of an important industrial region. The city is located at one end of the Zárate-Brazo Largo Bridge, which joins Buenos Aires with the province of Entre Ríos and allows communication with the Argentine Mesopotamia and from there to Brazil and Uruguay.
The city was founded on March 19, 1854.
Following European colonization, the lands were distributed in grants. The first Spanish owners weren't able to use them productively, so their ownership was passed to the Jesuits, who were then expelled by Charles III of Spain.
The Zárate Partido was founded on March 19, 1854, separating it from Exaltación de la Cruz.
In Spanish.