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| Country | Argentina | ||
| Province | Buenos Aires | ||
| Partido | Campana | ||
| Founded | July 6, 1885 | ||
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) | ||
| Population (2001 census [INDEC]) | |||
| • Total | 77,677 | ||
| CPA Base | B 2804 | ||
| Area code(s) | +54 3489 | ||
Campana is a city in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, in the Campana Partido. It is located about 75 km (47 mi) from Buenos Aires City, on the right-hand margin of the Paraná River, Its population is 84,000 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC].
Campana and Zárate make up an important industrial region. The city is linked to Zárate and the Zárate-Brazo Largo Bridge (and from there to the Mesopotamia) by Provincial Route 12. The Pan-American Highway links Campana to Buenos Aires, Rosario, Córdoba and the north of Argentina.
The village of Campana was officially created in 1875. On 6 July 1885 the Campana Partido was created as an offshoot of the Exaltación de la Cruz Partido.
Campana has been since late 19th century and to a lesser degree today an important shipyard and port for passengers traveling to the remote Ibicuy Islands of the Paraná Delta.
Campana is home to Club Villa Dálmine, a football club that currently plays in Argentina's regionalised 4th division, and to Puerto Nuevo, an older club that plays in 5th division.
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