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image by Ivan Sache, 14 May 2017
The municipality of San Salvador (13,228 inhabitants in 2010) is located 200
km east of Paraná.
San Salvador was established on 25 December 1889 by
Colonel Miguel Pedro Atanasio Malarín and his sons, Oscar and Nicolás. The new
town was named for the colonel's mother, Aurora San Salvador de Malarín. The
first settlers were French-speaking colonists coming from the town of Diamante.
The municipality of San Salvador was established in 1913, upgraded to a
second-rank municipality in 1935 and a first-rank municipality in 1957.
The
San Salvador Department was established on 6 December 1995, encompassing the
neighbouring town of General Campos.
http://sansalvadorer.gov.ar - Municipal website
San Salvador was
proclaimed in the 1950s the National Capital of Rice, the first National Rice
Festival being celebrated in the town on 19 June 1953. The 14th National Rice
Festival was celebrated on 25-27 November 2016.
http://fiestanacionaldelarroz.com
- Official website
The paddy fields of the Entre Ríos Province (61,718
ha) represents 40% of the national acreage, producing c. 400,000 tons rice per
year (45% of the national production), with an average yield of 6.4 t/ha. The
San Salvador Department grows 8,050 ha rice producing 64,400 tons rice (12.5% of
the provincial production), that is, a yield of 8 t/ha
http://bolsacba.com.ar/buscador/?p=1355
- Córdoba provincial produce exchange
The flag of San Salvador is
diagonally divided green-yellow along the ascending diagonal by a celestial
blue-white-celestial blue stripe increasing in width from top to bottom. In
canton is placed a composite emblem made of a red map of the department, a black
half-gearwheel, a yellow rising sun and a golden yellow rice panicle.
The
flag was designed by Mabel Rebossio de Quirogo, winner on 29 October 2001 of a
public contest organized by the municipality.
The green field is a symbol of
the sowing period and of hope, while the yellow field represents rice crops. The
diagonal stripes represent the national way to the future.
The rising sun
enlightens San Salvador. The gearwheel represents technology, industry and
progress. The rice panicle represents the main source of income.
http://sansalvadorer.gov.ar/ciudad/escudo-bandera - Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 14 May 2017
