Rosario

Rosario (rôsär`yō), city (1991 pop. 1,095,906), Santa Fe prov., E central Argentina, a port on the Paraná River, on the eastern margin of the Pampa. The third largest city of Argentina, it is primarily the import and export center for the central and northern provinces. Steel, cars, and farm machinery are the principal manufactures. It also exports grains, beef, and wood products. Rosario is the terminus of several railroads and has excellent port facilities. It was settled in the late 17th cent. but grew mainly after 1870 with the rapid development of the Pampa. It has a small airport.

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Rosario

City (metro. area pop., 1999 est.: 1,000,000) and river port, east-central Argentina, on the Paraná River. Founded in 1725, it began to develop into a major city in the late 19th century. In 1819 the city was burned by revolutionaries. In 1860 it welcomed domestic and foreign oceangoing ships to its natural harbour, which became a major port. One of Argentina's largest cities, it exports grain, meat, and lumber. It is also an industrial city, producing steel, automobiles, and agricultural machinery, and it is an educational centre.

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Rosario

an inland port in E Argentina, on the Paran? River: the second largest city in the country; industrial centre. Pop.: 1 312 000 (2005 est.)

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Rosario 

a city in Argentina, in Santa Fe Province; second largest city after the capital. Port on the right bank of the Paraná River; second in the country in cargo turnover (3.6 million tons in 1971); leading port in grain exports. Important railroad junction. Population, 810,000(1970).

Rosario is one of Argentina’s largest industrial centers, with primarily flour-milling and leather and footwear industries and the production of rolled steel. The city also has a slaughterhouse and refrigeration plant and chemical, cement, and woodworking industries. A university is located in Rosario.