Eldorado, Misiones Explained

Eldorado
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Argentina Misiones Province#Argentina
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Eldorado in Misiones Province and Argentina
Coordinates:-26.4°N -92°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Argentina
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Eldorado
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:September 29, 1919
Founder:Julio Adolfo Schwelm
Leader Title:Intendant
Leader Name:Rodrigo Durán
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:228
Population Total:57,323
Population As Of:2010 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:ART
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:CPA base
Postal Code:N3380
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:+54 3751
Website:Official website

Eldorado is a city in the center-northeast of the province of Misiones, Argentina. It has 54,189 inhabitants as per the, making it the third most populated city in the province, and is the head town of the Eldorado Department. It is located on the left-hand (eastern) banks of the Upper Paraná River, on National Route 12, about 100 km from the Iguazú Falls and 206 km from the provincial capital Posadas, on the Argentina-Paraguay border.

Eldorado was founded on 29 September 1919 as a rural settlement and a port on the Paraná by German-born Adolfo Julius Schwelm, naturalised British subject, who named it as a reference to the legend of El Dorado. The town was the center of the European immigrant colonization of the area (which included groups of people from Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Denmark, England, and others).

The region's economy is based on agriculture, producing tung, oranges, grapefruit and yerba mate. Tourism also plays a part, with main activities being sailing, sports fishing (golden dorado), and sports hunting (tapir, deer, wild boars). Eldorado has an airport.

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