San Antonio de Padua de la Concordia (usually shortened to Concordia) is a city in the north-east of the province

Provinces of Argentina

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 of Entre Ríos

Entre Ríos Province

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 in the Argentine

Argentina

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 Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia, Argentina

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. It has about 142,000 inhabitants as of the , and is the head town of the department

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 of the same name.

Concordia lies on the right-hand (western) shore of the Uruguay River

Uruguay River

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, opposite the city of Salto

Salto, Uruguay

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, Uruguay

Uruguay

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. The two cities are joined by a road/railway link

Salto Grande Bridge

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 that is part of the Salto Grande Dam

Salto Grande Dam

The Salto Grande Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Uruguay River, located between Concordia, Argentina, and Salto, Uruguay; thus is shared between the two countries....

 complex (starting on the Argentine side 18 km north from the center of Concordia).

The city is known as the national capital of citrus

Citrus

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 production. El Palmar National Park

El Palmar National Park

El Palmar National Park is one of Argentina's national parks, located on the center-west of the province of Entre Ríos, mid-way between the cities of Colón and Concordia...

, an important reserve for Yatay palm trees, lies 60 km south of the city.

The area is serviced by an airport

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located at 31°18′S 58°0′W.