{{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Barranqueras | native_name = | native_name_lang = es<!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead --> | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = Barranqueras town hall.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Barranqueras town hall | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Argentina | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Barranqueras in Argentina | coordinates = {{coord|27|29|S|58|56|W|region:AR_type:city|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Argentina}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Chaco}} | subdivision_type2 = Department | subdivision_name2 = San Fernando | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 54,698 | population_as_of = 2010 census | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = ART | utc_offset1 = &minus;3 | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = CPA base | postal_code = H3503 | area_code_type = Dialing code | area_code = +54 3722 | website = <!-- [http://www.example.com example.com] --> | footnotes = }} '''Barranqueras''' is a city in the southeast of the province of Chaco, Argentina, on a small tributary river on the right-hand-side (western) shore of the Paraná River, only 7&nbsp;km from the provincial capital Resistencia and within its metropolitan area. It has over 50,000 inhabitants according to the {{census-ar|2001}}, being the third most populated city in the province.

Barranqueras is located in a commercial node of the Mercosur, and has a port on Kilometer 1,198 of the Paraná, managed by the provincial state since 1991.

Alicia Azula was elected Mayor of Barranqueras in 2003 and she was re-elected twice more.<ref>[http://www.datachaco.com/noticias/view/57587 Alicia Azula retuvo la intendencia de Barranqueras] {{in lang|es}}</ref><ref>[http://www.corrientesaldia.info/102902 Confirmadas por el escrutinio definitivo] {{in lang|es}}</ref>

==References== {{portal|Argentina}} {{Reflist}} * {{ar-mi-muni|CHA002}} * ''Barranqueras'' in the Spanish Wikipedia * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060512070600/http://www.puertosdeargentina.com.ar/Rioparana/barranqueras.htm Puertos de Argentina] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060429210414/http://usuarios.advance.com.ar/puertobqras/ Puerto Barranqueras]

Category:Paraná River Category:Cities in Chaco Province {{ChacoAR-geo-stub}}