Resistencia, Chaco Province, Argentina

History | 20th century | Economy | Culture | Transport

🇦🇷 Resistencia is the capital and largest city of the province of Chaco in north-eastern Argentina. It is the anchor of a larger metropolitan area, Greater Resistencia, which comprises at least three more municipalities. This conurbation is the largest in the province. It is located along the Negro River, a tributary of the much larger Paraná River, opposite the city of Corrientes.

The area was originally inhabited by Guaycuru aboriginals such as the Tobas. Their resistance to evangelisation postponed substantial European settlement until the late 19th century. Not until 1865 was a proper settlement established, and on January 27, 1878, Resistencia was formally established as the territorial capital. The national government supported immigration, and in 1878 the first Italian immigrants arrived. The first City Council was made up entirely of members originating from that country.

History The area where Resistencia lies was the site of the Guaycuru peoples, pedestrian tribes that live on hunting and fishing. Of these, the Abipón to the south of Bermejo were the first to advance towards central and southern Chaco. The Abipones were composed of three groups: the Riicagé (people of the open countryside), the nacaigetergé (people of the forest) and the Yaaucanigá (people of the river), each with their own dialect. The Payaguá settled on the Paraguay River at north of the Bermejo river, and they were engaged in trade and piracy along the Paraná-Paraguay river.

The Spanish had traversed the entire perimeter of the Chaco between 1541 and 1580. In 1588, Corrientes was founded on the opposite bank of the Parana.

20th century In 1953 the National Territory of the Chaco was declared a province and Resistencia, which was already the capital of the National Territory, becomes the provincial capital. On July 3, 1939, Pope Pius XII split the diocese of Santa Fe to create the Diocese of Resistance, which was elevated to an archdiocese on April 1, 1984 by John Paul II.

In the decade of the 1950s, during the governorship of Felipe Gallardo and Deolindo Felipe Bittel, the construction of the Resistencia International Airport was initiated. The public transport service Resistencia-Barranqueras was created, along with numerous buildings for schools, police stations, municipalities and health centers.

Economy The city's economy, originally based on agriculture and trade, has diversified into the service sector in recent decades.

Culture Resistencia is known nationally as the "city of sculptures" and "open-air museum" because of the more than 500 monuments and other works of art spread among its streets.

The city has organised a Biennial International Sculptures Contest since 1988; after each contest the sculptures remain in the city for public display in parks or sidewalks. Since 1997, the event has been sponsored by UNESCO. Resistencia is also home to a number of museums, including the René Bruseau Provincial Museum of Fine Arts, the Augusto Schulz Museum of Natural History, the Juan Alfredo Martinet Museum of Anthropology, the Ichoalay Cultural Museum, and the Ertivio Acosta Museum of Man in Chaco.

Transport The city has been served by Resistencia International Airport since 1965; its terminal, completed in 1971, was designed by renowned modernist architect Amancio Williams. Its access via highways includes National Route 11 (north to south), National Route 16 (westbound), and the General Belgrano Bridge, which has connected Resistencia to its twin port city of Corrientes since 1973. Following the closure of rail lines in the area during the privatization of the nation's railways in the early 1990s, the city's rail links were re-established with the opening of the provincially funded Sefecha line in 1997.

Resistencia, Chaco Province, Argentina 

Resistencia has a population of over 291,720 people. Resistencia also forms part of the Greater Resistencia metropolitan area which has a population of over 387,340 people. It is also a part of the larger Chaco Province.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Resistencia has links with:

🇵🇾 Asunción, Paraguay 🇧🇷 São Vicente, Brazil 🇧🇴 Tarija, Bolivia 🇮🇹 Trento, Italy 🇮🇹 Udine, Italy
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Antipodal to Resistencia is: 121.017,27.45

Locations Near: Resistencia -58.9833,-27.45

🇦🇷 Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña -58.983,-27.45 d: 0  

🇦🇷 Corrientes -58.817,-27.483 d: 16.8  

🇵🇾 Pilar -58.303,-26.858 d: 94.1  

🇦🇷 Goya -59.25,-29.133 d: 189  

🇵🇾 San Juan Bautista -57.167,-26.633 d: 201.5  

🇦🇷 Reconquista -59.933,-29.233 d: 219  

🇵🇾 San Ignacio -57.017,-26.883 d: 204.5  

🇵🇾 Fernando de la Mora -57.58,-25.323 d: 274.7  

🇵🇾 San Lorenzo -57.517,-25.333 d: 277  

🇵🇾 Asunción -57.56,-25.304 d: 277.6  

Antipodal to: Resistencia 121.017,27.45

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🇨🇳 Longwan 120.8,27.933 d: 19957.3  

🇨🇳 Yueqing 120.96,28.12 d: 19940.4  

🇨🇳 Wenzhou 120.654,28.019 d: 19942.4  

🇨🇳 Lucheng 120.65,28.017 d: 19942.5  

🇨🇳 Wenling 121.367,28.367 d: 19907.5  

🇨🇳 Luqiao 121.35,28.567 d: 19886.7  

🇨🇳 Taizhou 121.421,28.645 d: 19876.4  

🇨🇳 Jiaojiang 121.433,28.667 d: 19873.8  

🇨🇳 Linhai 121.117,28.85 d: 19859.1  

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