Campana, Buenos Aires Province

Campana
City Hall, Campana
Coat of arms
Campana Location in Buenos Aires Province
Coordinates: 34°10′S 58°55′W
Country	Argentina
Province	Buenos Aires
Partido	Campana
Founded	July 6, 1885
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population (2001 census [INDEC])
• Total	77,677
CPA Base	B 2804
Area code(s)	+54 3489

Campana is a city in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, in the Campana Partido. It is located about 75 km (47 mi) from Buenos Aires City, on the right-hand margin of the Paraná River, Its population is 84,000 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC].

Campana and Zárate make up an important industrial region. The city is linked to Zárate and the Zárate-Brazo Largo Bridge (and from there to the Mesopotamia) by Provincial Route 12. The Pan-American Highway links Campana to Buenos Aires, Rosario, Córdoba and the north of Argentina.

The village of Campana was officially created in 1875. On 6 July 1885 the Campana Partido was created as an offshoot of the Exaltación de la Cruz Partido.

Campana has been since late 19th century and to a lesser degree today an important shipyard and port for passengers traveling to the remote Ibicuy Islands of the Paraná Delta.

Sports

Campana is home to Club Villa Dálmine, a football club that currently plays in Argentina's regionalised 4th division, and to Puerto Nuevo, an older club that plays in 5th division.

References

Welcome center at the Otamendi Natural Preserve, outside Campana.

• (Spanish) Municipality of Campana - Official website.
• Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (Spanish)