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{{Infobox settlement
<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name               = Concordia
| native_name        = San Antonio de Padua de la Concordia
| native_name_lang   = es<!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead -->
| settlement_type    = [[List of cities in Argentina|City]]
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 | image1   = Concordia, Entre Rios, Argentina.jpg
 | caption1 = Downtown Area
 | image2   = Aprender (Entre Ríos) - Concordia - Plaza 25 de Mayo (1).jpg
 | caption2 = 25 de Mayo Square
 | image3   = Parque Bartolomé Mitre Concordia Entre Ríos.jpg
 | caption3 = Bartolomé Mitre Park
 | image4   = Aprender (Entre Ríos) - Palacio San Carlos (8).jpg
 | caption4 = [[San Carlos Castle]]
 | image5   = Aprender (Entre Ríos) - Concordia - Costanera (01).jpg
 | caption5 = Riverfront
 | image6   = Costanera de Concordia - Entre Ríos.JPG
 | caption6 = Riverfront at night
 | image7   = Palacio_Arruabarrena_3.jpg
 | caption7 = Arruabarrena Palace
 | color    = green
}}
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| image_shield       = Escudo Ciudad de Concordia, Entre Rios.jpg
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Concordia in Argentina
| coordinates        = {{coord|31|24|S|58|2|W|region:AR_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| coordinates_footnotes = 
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|Argentina}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[Provinces of Argentina|Province]]
| subdivision_name1  = Entre Ríos
| subdivision_type2  = [[Departments of Argentina|Department]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Concordia Department|Concordia]]
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = November 29, 1831
| founder            = Mariano José del Castillo
| government_footnotes = 
| leader_party       = 
| leader_title       = [[Intendant#Argentina|Intendant]]
| leader_name        = Francisco Azcué
| unit_pref          = Metric<!-- or US or UK -->
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_total_km2     = 3259
| area_note          = 
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 31
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 179203
| population_as_of   = 2022 census
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = concordiense
| population_note    = 
| timezone1          = [[Time in Argentina|ART]]
| utc_offset1        = &minus;3
| timezone1_DST      = 
| utc_offset1_DST    = 
| postal_code_type   = [[Argentine postal code|CPA base]]
| postal_code        = [[ISO 3166-2:AR|E]]3200
| area_code_type     = [[Telephone numbering in Argentina|Dialing code]]
| area_code          = +54 345
| website            = [http://www.municonc.gov.ar/ Official website]
| footnotes          = 
| image_flag         = Bandera de Concordia.jpg
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'''Concordia''', officially '''San Antonio de Padua de la Concordia''', is a [[city]] and [[municipality]] that is the head town of the [[Concordia Department|Concordia]] [[Departments of Argentina|department]], [[Entre Ríos Province]], located in the [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[Mesopotamia, Argentina|Mesopotamia.]] It has 179,203 inhabitants according to the {{census-ar|2022}},<ref>https://www.entrerios.gov.ar/dgec/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Primero-datos-provisionales-Censo-2022-Entre-Rios-Febrero-2023-1.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Oficial: esta es la población de cada ciudad de Entre Ríos |url=https://www.unoentrerios.com.ar/la-provincia/oficial-esta-es-la-poblacion-cada-ciudad-rios-n10143130.html |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Uno Entre Rios}}</ref> making it the second largest in its province, and the [[List of cities in Argentina by population|24th largest in Argentina.]]

==History==
The area was inhabited by the [[Charruas|Charrúas]] and the [[Yaro people]] when the [[Spain|Spanish]] had arrived.

The city was founded in November 1831.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-20 |title=Municipio de Concordia |url=https://www.argentina.gob.ar/entre-rios/concordia |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Argentina.gob.ar |language=es}}</ref>

==Geography==
Concordia lies on the right-hand (western) shore of the [[Uruguay River]], opposite the city of [[Salto, Uruguay|Salto]] in [[Uruguay]]. The two cities are joined by [[Salto Grande Bridge|a road/railway link]] that is part of the [[Salto Grande Dam]] complex (starting on the Argentine side 18&nbsp;km north from the center of Concordia). It is located approximately 430&nbsp;km north of [[Buenos Aires]].

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Concordia has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'').<ref name=INTAclima>{{cite web |last1=Ramos |first1=Sergio |last2=De Ruyver |first2=Roberto |last3=Gattinoni |first3=Natalia |last4=Garín |first4=Rubén |last5=Garran |first5=Sergio |url=https://inta.gob.ar/sites/default/files/inta_concordia_50_anos_estacion_agrometeorologica_eea_concordia_inta.pdf |title=Estación agrometeorológica del INTA Concordia 50 años de servicio a la comunidad |publisher=Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria |language=Spanish |accessdate=24 July 2018}}</ref>{{rp|8}} Mean monthly temperatures range from {{convert|12.5|C|F|1}} in July, the coldest month, to {{convert|25.3|C|F|0}} in January, the warmest month.<ref name=INTAclima/>{{rp|8}} Concordia receives a mean annual precipitation of {{convert|1372.9|mm|in|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name=INTAclima/>{{rp|11}} Fall (March to May) is the wettest season while winter (June to August) is the driest season.<ref name=INTAclima/>{{rp|11}} However, there is great year to year variability in annual precipitation.<ref name=INTAclima/>{{rp|12}} The frost free period is 10 months long and in an average year, there are 8.6 days with frost.<ref name=INTAclima/>{{rp|9}}

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{{Weather box
|location = Concordia, Entre Ríos ([[Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport]]) 1991–2020, extremes 1963–present)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan record high C = 42.1
|Feb record high C = 41.8
|Mar record high C = 38.7
|Apr record high C = 35.8
|May record high C = 32.5
|Jun record high C = 30.4
|Jul record high C = 32.0
|Aug record high C = 35.6
|Sep record high C = 37.2
|Oct record high C = 37.4
|Nov record high C = 38.7
|Dec record high C = 40.7
|year record high C = 42.1
|Jan high C = 31.9
|Feb high C = 30.4
|Mar high C = 28.6
|Apr high C = 24.8
|May high C = 20.8
|Jun high C = 18.2
|Jul high C = 17.8
|Aug high C = 20.5
|Sep high C = 22.3
|Oct high C = 24.9
|Nov high C = 27.9
|Dec high C = 30.5
|year high C = 24.9
|Jan mean C = 25.6
|Feb mean C = 24.4
|Mar mean C = 22.6
|Apr mean C = 19.0
|May mean C = 15.4
|Jun mean C = 13.0
|Jul mean C = 12.1
|Aug mean C = 14.1
|Sep mean C = 16.1
|Oct mean C = 19.1
|Nov mean C = 21.8
|Dec mean C = 24.2
|year mean C = 19.0
|Jan low C = 19.5
|Feb low C = 18.9
|Mar low C = 17.2
|Apr low C = 14.0
|May low C = 10.9
|Jun low C = 8.5
|Jul low C = 7.4
|Aug low C = 8.7
|Sep low C = 10.5
|Oct low C = 13.5
|Nov low C = 15.6
|Dec low C = 17.9
|year low C = 13.6
|Jan record low C = 8.6
|Feb record low C = 7.4
|Mar record low C = 3.2
|Apr record low C = -0.3
|May record low C = -2.7
|Jun record low C = -5.0
|Jul record low C = -5.2
|Aug record low C = -4.2
|Sep record low C = -3.0
|Oct record low C = 0.9
|Nov record low C = 3.1
|Dec record low C = 4.9
|year record low C = -5.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 140.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 152.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 136.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 173.2
|May precipitation mm = 111.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 86.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 55.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 74.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 89.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 161.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 134.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 151.9
|year precipitation mm = 1468.0
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 7.8
|Feb precipitation days = 8.0
|Mar precipitation days = 8.0
|Apr precipitation days = 8.7
|May precipitation days = 7.9
|Jun precipitation days = 7.3
|Jul precipitation days = 6.3
|Aug precipitation days = 6.3
|Sep precipitation days = 7.2
|Oct precipitation days = 9.6
|Nov precipitation days = 7.4
|Dec precipitation days = 8.2
|year precipitation days = 92.6
|Jan humidity = 65.4
|Feb humidity = 70.6
|Mar humidity = 73.2
|Apr humidity = 77.3
|May humidity = 81.5
|Jun humidity = 81.6
|Jul humidity = 78.5
|Aug humidity = 73.7
|Sep humidity = 71.6
|Oct humidity = 71.7
|Nov humidity = 66.3
|Dec humidity = 64.6
|year humidity = 73.0
|Jan sun = 232.5
|Feb sun = 211.9
|Mar sun = 204.6
|Apr sun = 162.0
|May sun = 133.3
|Jun sun = 105.0
|Jul sun = 127.1
|Aug sun = 161.2
|Sep sun = 150.0
|Oct sun = 198.4
|Nov sun = 222.0
|Dec sun = 210.8
|year sun = 
|Jand sun = 7.5
|Febd sun = 7.5
|Mard sun = 6.6
|Aprd sun = 5.4
|Mayd sun = 4.3
|Jund sun = 3.5
|Juld sun = 4.1
|Augd sun = 5.2
|Sepd sun = 5.0
|Octd sun = 6.4
|Novd sun = 7.4
|Decd sun = 6.8
|yeard sun = 5.8
|source 1 = [[Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (Argentina)|Servicio Meteorológico Nacional]]<ref name = SMNclimatenormals>{{cite web
| url = https://ssl.smn.gob.ar/dpd/observaciones/estadisticas_normales_9120.zip
| title = Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020
| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
| language = Spanish
| accessdate = 13 April 2023
| archive-date = 3 March 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230303032103/https://ssl.smn.gob.ar/dpd/observaciones/estadisticas_normales_9120.zip
| url-status = dead
}}</ref><ref name=SMNestadisticas>{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230708235600/http://repositorio.smn.gob.ar/bitstream/handle/20.500.12160/2506/estad%C3%ADsticas_climatol%C3%B3gicas_normales_1991-2020.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y
| archive-date = 8 July 2023
| url = http://repositorio.smn.gob.ar/handle/20.500.12160/2506
| title = Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020
| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
| language = es
| access-date = 1 August 2023
| year = 2023
| last1 = Nacional
| first1 = Servicio Meteorológico
}}</ref><ref name=SMNextremes>{{cite web
| url = https://www.smn.gob.ar/estadisticas
| title = Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Concordia Aero
| work = Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo
| publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
| language = Spanish
| accessdate = 13 April 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190207103528/https://www.smn.gob.ar/caracterizaci%C3%B3n-estad%C3%ADsticas-de-largo-plazo
| archive-date = 7 February 2019
| url-status = dead
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?ind=87395&ano=2025&mes=7&day=1&hora=22&min=0&ndays=30 |title= 87395:   Concordia Aerodrome (Argentina)|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 1 July 2025|website=ogimet.com |publisher=OGIMET |access-date= 6 July 2025|quote=}}</ref>
}}
</div>

<div style="width:80%;">
{{Weather box
|location = Concordia INTA (1967–2016)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan record high C = 41.4
|Feb record high C = 41.3
|Mar record high C = 40.2
|Apr record high C = 35.1
|May record high C = 33.2
|Jun record high C = 30.9
|Jul record high C = 31.9
|Aug record high C = 35.7
|Sep record high C = 38.3
|Oct record high C = 38.5
|Nov record high C = 39.2
|Dec record high C = 41.4
|year record high C = 41.4
|Jan high C = 31.9
|Feb high C = 30.3
|Mar high C = 28.3
|Apr high C = 24.5
|May high C = 20.8
|Jun high C = 17.8
|Jul high C = 18.0
|Aug high C = 20.0
|Sep high C = 21.8
|Oct high C = 24.7
|Nov high C = 27.5
|Dec high C = 30.5
|year high C = 24.8
|Jan mean C = 25.3
|Feb mean C = 24.2
|Mar mean C = 22.3
|Apr mean C = 18.7
|May mean C = 15.5
|Jun mean C = 12.6
|Jul mean C = 12.5
|Aug mean C = 14.0
|Sep mean C = 15.7
|Oct mean C = 18.6
|Nov mean C = 21.1
|Dec mean C = 23.9
|year mean C = 18.7
|Jan low C = 18.8
|Feb low C = 18.3
|Mar low C = 16.2
|Apr low C = 12.9
|May low C = 10.0
|Jun low C = 7.5
|Jul low C = 7.1
|Aug low C = 8.0
|Sep low C = 9.5
|Oct low C = 12.6
|Nov low C = 14.7
|Dec low C = 17.2
|year low C = 12.8
|Jan record low C = 8.4
|Feb record low C = 6.8
|Mar record low C = 5.5
|Apr record low C = -0.4
|May record low C = -2.9
|Jun record low C = -5.1
|Jul record low C = -4.8
|Aug record low C = -4.2
|Sep record low C = -2.4
|Oct record low C = -0.4
|Nov record low C = 2.4
|Dec record low C = 6.0
|year record low C = -5.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 128.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 148.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 140.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 146.5
|May precipitation mm = 105.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 79.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 61.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 70.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 96.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 141.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 135.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 127.0
|year precipitation mm = 1372.9
|Jan humidity = 67.5
|Feb humidity = 74.1
|Mar humidity = 76.0
|Apr humidity = 78.8
|May humidity = 82.8
|Jun humidity = 82.9
|Jul humidity = 81.3
|Aug humidity = 76.9
|Sep humidity = 73.5
|Oct humidity = 72.9
|Nov humidity = 69.9
|Dec humidity = 66.0
|year humidity = 75.2
|Jan sun = 288.3
|Feb sun = 228.8
|Mar sun = 238.7
|Apr sun = 201.0
|May sun = 170.5
|Jun sun = 144.0 
|Jul sun = 167.4
|Aug sun = 186.0
|Sep sun = 201.0
|Oct sun = 232.5
|Nov sun = 261.0
|Dec sun = 285.2
|year sun = 
|Jand sun = 9.3
|Febd sun = 8.1
|Mard sun = 7.7
|Aprd sun = 6.7
|Mayd sun = 5.5
|Jund sun = 4.8
|Juld sun = 5.4 
|Augd sun = 6.0
|Sepd sun = 6.7
|Octd sun = 7.5
|Novd sun = 8.7
|Decd sun = 9.2
|yeard sun = 7.1
|Jan percentsun = 66.3
|Feb percentsun = 60.9
|Mar percentsun = 62.8
|Apr percentsun = 58.9
|May percentsun = 52.3
|Jun percentsun = 46.8
|Jul percentsun = 52.2
|Aug percentsun = 54.2
|Sep percentsun = 56.4
|Oct percentsun = 58.3
|Nov percentsun = 63.1
|Dec percentsun = 65.0
|year percentsun = 58.1
|source 1 = [[Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria]]<ref name=INTAclima/>{{rp|9}}
}}
</div>

===Nature===
The city is known as the national capital of [[citrus]] production. [[El Palmar National Park]], an important reserve for Yatay [[palm tree]]s, lies 60&nbsp;km south of the city.

=== Floods ===
[[File:Costanera de Concordia.jpg|thumb|Flooded riverfront (2015)]]
Like the most settlements by the [[Uruguay River]], Concordia suffers from intense floods. In 2015, a major flood left around 20,000 residents evacuated from the city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Página/12 :: Sociedad :: Sigue el estado de alerta por las inundaciones |url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/sociedad/3-289097-2015-12-27.html |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=www.pagina12.com.ar |language=es}}</ref>

== Population ==
[[File:Concordia urban area.svg|thumb|Urban area]]
As of 2022, Concordia has a population of 179,203 inhabitants.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-16 |title=Censo 2022: La poblaciòn de Entre Rios es de 1.415.097 y la de Concordia 179.203 |url=https://www.diariojunio.com.ar/censo-2022-la-poblacion-de-entre-rios-es-de-1-415-097-y-la-de-concordia-179-203/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Diario Junio |language=es}}</ref> Unfortunately, over half of them are poor, this being the third highest percentage in Argentina, after [[Resistencia, Chaco]] and [[Formosa, Argentina|Formosa]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clarín |first=Redacción |date=2024-09-26 |title=Una por una, cuáles son las ciudades más pobres de la Argentina |url=https://www.clarin.com/economia/ciudades-pobres-argentina_0_pYsxfRsVsY.html |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Clarín |language=es}}</ref>

==Transport==
The area is served by an [[Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport|airport]] {{airport codes|COC|SAAC}} located at {{coord|31|18|S|58|0|W|}}, but which is ostensibly not operational.

The airport is currently being rebuilt, and it is expected to be finalized by March 31, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elentrerios.com |title=Cusinato confirmó que la obra del aeropuerto de Concordia quedará terminada para el 31 de marzo - Noticias - Elentrerios.com |url=https://www.elentrerios.com/actualidad/cusinato-confirm-que-la-obra-del-aeropuerto-de-concordia-quedar-terminada-para-el-31-de-marzo.htm |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=Cusinato confirmó que la obra del aeropuerto de Concordia quedará terminada para el 31 de marzo - Noticias - Elentrerios.com |language=es-ES}}</ref>

== Notable people ==

* [[Isidoro Blaisten]] (1933–2004), journalist
* [[Gustavo Ruiz Díaz]] (b. 1981), footballer
* [[Isaac Ganón]] (1916–1975), sociologist
* [[Celestino Piaggio]] (1886–1931), composer
* [[Isabel Sarli]] (1929–2019), actress and model

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="nolines">
File:Palacio Arruabarrena 1.jpg|Concordia's most architecturally significant residence, the Arruabarrena house
File:Concordia Entre Rios train station.jpg|Former train station
File:Terminal Concordia Entre Ríos.jpg|Hipólito Yrigoyen Bus Terminal
File:Peatonal Entre Ríos Concordia 2.jpg|Pedestrian Entre Ríos Street
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons}}
* {{ar-mi-muni|ERI013}}
* [http://www.concordia.gov.ar/ Municipality of Concordia] – Official website
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051109054801/http://www.turismoentrerios.com/concordia/index.htm TurismoEntreRios.com] – Tourism portal of the province of Entre Ríos

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