Paraná River
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Summary
Paraná River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,407 views/month, #70 of 13,643).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Buenos Aires Province[3], Entre Ríos Province[4], Santa Fe Province[5], Corrientes Province[6], Chaco Province[7], Misiones Province[8], Ñeembucú Department[9], Misiones Department[10], Itapúa Department[11], Alto Paraná Department[12], Canindeyú Department[13], Paraná[14], Mato Grosso do Sul[15], São Paulo[16]
- Country: Argentina[17], Brazil[18], Paraguay[19]
- Instance of: transboundary river[20]
- Basin country: Brazil[21], Bolivia[22], Paraguay[23], Argentina[24]
- Commons category: Paraná River[25]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Río de la Plata[26]
- Has part(s): Guaíra Falls[27]
- Coordinate location: -20.085, -51.0006[28], -33.946, -58.409[29], -33.716666666667, -59.25[30]
- Origin of the watercourse: Grande River[31], Rio Paranaíba[32], Carneirinho[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Paraná River[34]
- Commons gallery: Paraná River[35]
- Tributary: Tietê River[36], Paraguay River[37], Salado River[38], Grande River[39], Iguazu River[40], Paranapanema River[41], Paranaíba River[42], Corriente River[43], Carcarañá River[44], Ivaí River[45], Piquiri River[46], Gualeguay River[47], Guayquiraró River[48], Negro River[49]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Paraná River include Paraná[50], a federative unit of Brazil[51], in Brazil[52], founded in 1889[53]; La Santísima Trinidad del Paraná[54], an archaeological site[55], in Paraguay[56]; and 1779 Paraná[57], an asteroid[58].
Why It Matters
Paraná River has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Entities named for it include Paraná[50], a federative unit of Brazil[51], in Brazil[52], founded in 1889[53]; La Santísima Trinidad del Paraná[54], an archaeological site[55], in Paraguay[56]; and 1779 Paraná[57], an asteroid[58].