Resistencia, Chaco (arg)

Resistencia, Chaco

Resistencia, Chaco ranks 9,642nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Neuquén, Waziers, and Rawson, Chubut. Memorable people born in Resistencia, Chaco include Julio Musimessi, Cristian Maidana, and Emiliano Grillo. Memorable people who died in Resistencia, Chaco include Héctor Freschi. Resistencia, Chaco has been the birth place of many soccer players, and golfers and the death place of many soccer players. Resistencia, Chaco is located in Argentina.

Resistencia is the capital and largest city of the province of Chaco in north-eastern Argentina. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city proper was 291,720 inhabitants. It is the anchor of a larger metropolitan area, Greater Resistencia, which comprises at least three more municipalities for a total population of 387,340 as of 2010. This conurbation is the largest in the province, and the eleventh most populous in the country. It is located along the Negro River, a tributary of the much larger Paraná River, opposite the city of Corrientes, Corrientes Province. Read more on Wikipedia