Entre Ríos
Entre Ríos, a land between rivers. The Paraná and the Uruguay embrace it, and between them unfold green ridges, gallery forests and the islands of the Delta. In El Palmar, yatay palms paint the horizon, and hot springs rise from its soil. Land of colonies and Jewish gauchos, of the Gualeguaychú carnival and the chamarrita. Honey from Maciá, pecans, citrus and the largest poultry industry in the country. Entre Ríos is not crossed: it is enjoyed. Entre Ríos is the calm that flows with its rivers.
- Capital
- Paraná
- Region
- Pampas
- Area
- 78,781 km²
- Population · 2022 Census
- 1,425,578 inhabitants · 18.1 hab/km²
- Women · Men
- 51.3 % · 48.7 %
- Median age
- 32 years
- By age
- 0 to 14 years: 22.1 % · 15 to 64 years: 65.8 % · 65 years and over: 12.1 %
- Climate
- Humid temperate in the south; humid subtropical in the north.
- Demonym
- entrerriano/a
- Founding of the capital
- 25 June 1813 (no formal founding: date it was raised to the status of villa)
Sources: INDEC, 2022 National Census (final results) · INDEC / IGN (area).
Natural wealth
The territory that defines it
Entre Ríos is, as its name says, a land between rivers: the Paraná to the west and the Uruguay to the east embrace it and turn it into an island of green rolling hills, streams and gallery forests. To the south opens the Paraná Delta, a labyrinth of islands and channels protected by Pre-Delta National Park. On the Uruguay, El Palmar National Park protects the yatay palm groves, also a Ramsar site. And from its subsoil rise hot springs that gave life to the Uruguay River thermal corridor, from Federación to Colón.
- Parque Nacional El Palmar (1965)
- Parque Nacional Pre-Delta (1992)
Source: Argentine National Parks Administration (SIB-APN).
- Palmar Yatay (2011) · 21,450 ha
- Delta del Paraná (2015) · 243,126 ha · shared with Santa Fe
Source: Argentine Undersecretariat of Environment, Ramsar Sites Network. Official year of designation and area.
Human wealth
The living figures
Entre Ríos is river, colony and celebration. The Carnaval del País, in Gualeguaychú, is one of Argentina's great carnivals; Concordia celebrates the National Citrus Festival, and Maciá the National Beekeeping Festival. Its towns keep the memory of the immigrant colonies, and its music is chamamé and chamarrita. At the table, river fish such as sábalo and surubí, honey, citrus and pecans.
- Before the conquest · the Charrúa, Chaná and Minuán inhabit the ridges and riverbanks; their heritage is still alive in the province
- 19th century · Justo José de Urquiza, governor of Entre Ríos, wins at Caseros in 1852 and opens the way to the National Constitution; his residence, the Palacio San José, is today a National Historic Monument
- Late 19th century · the Jewish agricultural colonies arrive, the origin of the "Jewish gauchos" portrayed by Alberto Gerchunoff, who grew up in those colonies, alongside Volga German, Swiss and Italian settlers
Sources: Government of Entre Ríos · National Monuments Commission.
18,693 people identify as Indigenous or as descendants of Indigenous or native peoples: 1.3 % of the province's population. They belong to 43 different peoples, and 1,989 (10.6 %) speak or understand the language of their people. The five largest peoples are:
- Charrúa · 3,031
- Guaraní · 2,632
- Chana · 528
- Mapuche · 505
- Qom/Toba · 494
Source: INDEC, 2022 National Population, Household and Housing Census, final results. Population in private dwellings.
Productive wealth
What it produces and exports
Entre Ríos is the country's leading poultry province and an agri-food powerhouse: cereals and oilseeds, rice, citrus from the Uruguay River, cattle, honey and pecans, of which it is the national leader. China is today its main export destination.
USD 2,115 million, 30.8 % more than in 2024: 2.4 % of the national total and 3.4 % of the Pampas region.
- Primary products · USD 1,257 M
- Manufactures of agricultural origin · USD 673 M
- Manufactures of industrial origin · USD 114 M
- Fuels and energy · USD 72 M
Main destinations: China (USD 561 M, 26.5 %), Brazil (USD 221 M), European Union (USD 151 M) and Uruguay (USD 129 M). Main products: cereals (USD 821 M), meat and meat preparations (USD 425 M), oilseeds and oleaginous fruits (USD 343 M) and electricity (amount withheld for statistical confidentiality).
Source: INDEC, Provincial origin of exports. Goods. Year 2025 (provisional data) and annex tables.
Public sector · in 2025, 378 million birds were slaughtered in Entre Ríos, the country's leading province. It accounts for 47.3 % of the country's poultry establishments and 56.5 % of its broiler farms.
Private sector · according to the Entre Ríos Grain Exchange, with SENASA data, the province accounts for more than half of the country's chicken slaughter.
Sources: Public sector, General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses of Entre Ríos · Secretariat of Agriculture, 2025 Poultry Yearbook · Private sector, Bolsa de Cereales de Entre Ríos.
Entre Ríos is the country's second honey-producing province, after Buenos Aires. Every year, Gobernador Maciá, in the department of Tala, hosts the National Beekeeping Festival and Mercosur Beekeeping Expo: born as a provincial festival in 1995, it was declared national in 2011 and is today a benchmark for beekeeping in Latin America, with international honey competitions.
Sources: Argentine Ministry of Tourism · Argentine Chamber of Deputies · Municipality of Gobernador Maciá.
Public sector · Entre Ríos is the country's leading producer, with about 60 % of the national area and production: between 4,000 and 5,000 hectares out of a total of more than 10,000. About 90 % is exported. The pecan reached Argentina thanks to Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, initially as an ornamental tree.
Sources: SENASA · Argentine Secretariat of Agriculture, Alimentos Argentinos magazine.
4,351,929 head as of 31 December 2024: 8.4 % of the national cattle stock.
Source: SENASA, stock as of 31/12/2024, in Secretariat of Agriculture, Provincial cattle profile 2024.
CONICET has four research units in the province, together with the Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos and the Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos.
Source: CONICET, 2025 Management Report.
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