Nogoyá
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Nogoyá is a city in the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina. It has 22,285 inhabitants per the 2001 census [INDEC], and is the head town of the Nogoyá Department. It lies in the southwest of the province, by the Nogoyá Stream (a tributary of the Paraná River), about 95 km southeast from the provincial capital Paraná, on National Route 12.
The main economic activity in the area is the dairy industry (producing milk and cheese), which makes Nogoyá the unofficial dairy capital in Entre Ríos. Agriculture is also significant, featuring wheat, corn, sorghum, sunflower and soybean crops.
[edit] History
The town started as an informal settlement by the Nogoyá Stream around 1760. Its name means "Wild Water". In 1782, a chapel was built to serve the region; this place of worship (today the Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Carmen) served as a focal point for more settlers.
The brother of provincial caudillo Justo José de Urquiza, Cipriano Urquiza, was murdered in Nogoyá in 1844. The city was the seat of the Convention that reformed the Constitution of Entre Ríos in 1860.
[edit] Notable natives
- Roque Alfaro, football player and coach
- Fermín Chávez (1924–2004), historian [1]
- Juan Carlos Ghiano (1920–), writer, essayist and playwright [2]
- Raymundo Salvat (1881–1940), lawyer, author of the Treaty on Civil Law [3]
- Rosa María Sobrón, poet [4]
- Juan León Sola (1787–1841), military, governor of Entre Ríos [5]
[edit] References
- Municipal information — Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.
- Portal of Nogoyá.
- Diario Nogoyá (local newspaper).
- Nogoyá at TurismoEntreRios.com.
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