San Nicolás de los Arroyos

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Cities and towns in Argentina San Nicolás de los Arroyos Province Buenos Aires Partido San Nicolás Population 137,867 Demonym nicoleño or arroyeño Location 33°20′ S 60°12′ W Area 680 km² Phone code +54 3461 CPA base B2900

San Nicolás de los Arroyos (usually shortened to San Nicolás) is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the western shore of the Paraná River, 61 km from Rosario. It has about 138,000 inhabitants (2001 census [INDEC]). It is the head town of the partido of the same name.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Notable natives 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

San Nicolás de los Arroyos was founded on 14 April 1748 by Rafael de Aguiar, who gave it its name to honour Saint Nicholas of Bari, now patron of the city.

The closeness to the border between Buenos Aires and two other large provinces made the city a natural stage for the struggle between federalist and Unitarians forces in mid-19th century. The agreement between thirteen provinces on 31 May 1852, which ratified the Federal Pact and called for a Constitutional Assembly sponsored by Justo José de Urquiza, was signed in this town, and became known as Acuerdo de San Nicolás de los Arroyos.

[edit] Geography

The city is located in the north-east of the province of Buenos Aires, 240 km from Buenos Aires City, within the so-called Industrial Corridor that goes from Greater Rosario to La Plata. Its limits are: to the west, Pergamino; to the south, Ramallo; to the east, with the Paraná River, which separates it from the province of Entre Ríos; and to the north, with the Arroyo del Medio, a small river that separates it from the province of Santa Fe.

Its main accesses are in the north-south axis: the Rosario-Buenos Aires Highway, and the Nuevo Central Argentino railroad.

San Nicolás has an important port on the Paraná, able to service large cargo ships. The railway system has passenger and cargo stations, the latter reaching up to the port.

[edit] Notable natives

• Health Minister Ginés González García [1]
• Journalist and short story writer Manuel Peyrou (1902–1974) [2]
• Revolutionary and guerrilla leader Enrique Gorriarán Merlo (1942–2006)
• Members of the folk music band Los Arroyeños [3]
• Football players Leo Franco and Andrés Guglielminpietro
• Former football players Héctor Baley, Patricio Hernández, Rubén Pagnanini, Omar Sivori and Nelson Vivas

[edit] References

• This article draws material from the corresponding article in the Spanish Wikipedia.
• Municipal information — Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.
• Ministry of Education - Acuerdo de San Nicolás.

[edit] External links

• Municipality of San Nicolás de los Arroyos - Official website.
• The Portal of the city
• Diario El Norte - Local newspaper (in Spanish)