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Campana, Buenos Aires

Coordinates:34°10′S58°55′W/ 34.167°S 58.917°W/-34.167; -58.917
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Campana
CityandPort
City Hall, Campana
City Hall, Campana
Coat of arms of Campana
Coat of arms
Nickname:
Mánchester argentina(ArgentineManchester)
Campana is located in Buenos Aires Province
Campana
Campana
Coordinates:34°10′S58°55′W/ 34.167°S 58.917°W/-34.167; -58.917
CountryArgentina
ProvinceBuenos Aires
PartidoCampana
FoundedJuly 6, 1885
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
(2010census[INDEC])
• Total94,333
CPA Base
B2804
Area code+543489
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website

Campanais a city in theprovince of Buenos Aires,Argentina. It is theseatof theCampana Partido.It is located about 75 km (47 mi) from theAutonomous City of Buenos Aires,on the right-hand margin of theParaná River.Its population is 94,333 inhabitants as per the 2010census[INDEC].

Campana andZáratemake up an important industrial region. The city is linked to Zárate and theZárate-Brazo Largo Bridge(and from there toMesopotamia) by Provincial Route 6. ThePan-American Highway(Route 9) links Campana to Buenos Aires,Rosario,Córdobaand the north of Argentina.

The village of Campana was officially created in 1875. It was on July 6, 1885 that 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 remoteIbicuy Islandsof theParaná Delta.

Japanese automobile manufacturerHondaopened a factory in 2011, where it has built theHonda CityandHonda HR-V.

Demographics

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Campana has a total of 94,333 inhabitants (INDEC, 2010).[1]

Population origins

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Welcome Centre at the Otamendi Natural Reserve, outside Campana.

Most of the city's population consists almost entirely by descendants ofItalianandSpanish(mostlyGalicians)immigrants,although there are other minorities such as Germans, British, French andRoms.In recent years there has been a slight increase in population from East Asia (China and South Korea) and Latin American countries likeBolivia,ParaguayandPeru.

Sports

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Campana is home toClub Villa Dálmine,a football club that plays in Argentina's regionalised2nd division,[2]and toPuerto Nuevo,an older club that plays in5th division.

Notes

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  1. ^Argentine Census of 2010
  2. ^[1],Villa Dálmine se coronó campeón de la Primera C y ascendió a la Primera B Metropolitana.(in Spanish)

References

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