San Ramón de la Nueva Orán (usually referred to simply as Orán ) is a city in northwest province of Salta , Argentina, about 270 km (170 mi) from the provincial capital, Salta . It is the head town of the Orán Department, and it has about 73,000 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [ INDEC ] , which makes it the second-most populated in the province.
12-978: San Ramón may refer to: Places [ edit ] San Ramón de la Nueva Orán , Argentina San Ramón, Beni , Bolivia San Ramón Municipality, Beni , Bolivia San Ramón River , Bolivia San Ramón, Santa Cruz , Bolivia San Ramón, Costa Rica San Ramón (canton) , Alajuela, Costa Rica San Ramón, Chile San Ramón metro station San Ramón, Cuscatlán , El Salvador San Ramón, Choluteca , Honduras San Ramón, Matagalpa , Nicaragua San Ramón District, Chanchamayo , Peru San Ramón, Junín , Peru Apostolic Vicariate of San Ramón San Ramon, Gandara, Samar , Philippines Sant Ramon , Lleida, Spain San Ramon, California , United States San Ramon Valley , California, United States San Ramon Village, California , United States San Ramón, Uruguay Other uses [ edit ] San Ramon (coffee) ,
24-676: A Brazilian Arabica variety San Ramón Fault , a geological fault in Chile See also [ edit ] Saint Raymond (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title San Ramón . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Ramón&oldid=724532833 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
36-481: A junction on these routes. It is within the bounds of the Yungas Biosphere Reserve . The town emerged with the arrival of the railroad. At the time, it was a small trading area where people converged from different places to exchange their goods. On 4 January 1911, a railroad terminus was built at the spot that is now the city of Pichanal. With warehouses and camps, and all the feverish railway activity that
48-517: A strategic place for commerce and population development. The population of Pichanal increased immediately due to the new sources of work that were now available to them. In March 1912, the first educational institution, the Escuela Coronel Apolinario de Figueroa, was founded. It currently has an enrollment of more than 1,000 students. Its current director is Ms. Zunilda Morales of Valencia, deputy director Maria Rodriguez. Every April 23,
60-576: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages San Ram%C3%B3n de la Nueva Or%C3%A1n Orán is the seat of a Catholic diocese and a regional center of the Universidad Nacional de Salta . It is linked to other cities in the area by National Route 50 near National Route 34. Air traffic to the provincial capital is serviced by the Orán Airport ( IATA : ORA , ICAO : SASO ). The city of Oran
72-459: Is the most important geopolitical center in the north of the province of Salta. Having AFIP, ANES, Banco Nación, INTA, and a Federal Court, among other important offices, makes the city a point of reference to the entire Bermejo Region. It has active commercial centers, and methods of transit to the Bolivian border. Currently there is construction of a freeway from the south of the town connecting it to
84-552: The Tabacal Sugarmill, which is located close to the city; Citrus (mainly oranges and grapefruit ), being primarily used for the manufacture of concentrated juice for the fruit company, Zenta, which also sells whole, natural fruits. These include peppers , bananas , cherimoya , papayas and mangoes - all of which are also cultivated in Oran. Coffee was also produced in the area, although with relatively small production, until it
96-513: The city of Pichanal . The city was founded on August 31, 1794, by the Spanish military man and governor of Salta, Ramón García de León y Pizarro , who named the settlement after Saint Raymond Nonnatus (on the saint's feast day) and his own birthplace, the city of Oran (in modern Algeria ). Oran is center to an important agroindustry region where several different products are produced: Sugar cane , with most product going to sugar production in
108-622: The regional classification is defined as "tropical serrano" from the west–east transition of the Andes to the northern plains of the country. With hot, rainy summers and mild, dry winters. Pichanal Pichanal is a town and municipality in Orán Department , located in northeastern Salta Province , Argentina . It is connected to the national road network by National Route 34, and to nearby San Ramón de la Nueva Orán by National Route 50. It has economic significance because of its position as
120-543: The zone. Naturally surrounded by ecotonic forests: between the Yungas jungles and the Chaco tropical forests, the environment of Oran has been and is an important forest area to the timber industry. Livestock also plays an important role in the economy. Historically the city of Oran has been a stopover on a cattle and horse route to Bolivia . Orán has a humid subtropical climate with definite dry season (Köppen: Cwa ). In
132-539: Was carried out at that point, it became the place of settlement for several residents of the Chaco de Rivadavia. The first train finally arrived on March 4, 1911. In October of the same year, the construction of the railway bridge over the Bermejo River was completed. Three years later, the construction of the railway bridge over the Colorado River was completed, thus placing the housing conglomeration, now Pichanal, in
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#1732868899786144-408: Was exploited by the company Salta Café. Soy is one of the most important produced agricultural products. The department of Oran has the largest bean production in the country. They have recently incorporated soy production, along with their ongoing production of sugar cane and corn, to produce biofuels , mainly for agro-industrial use, due in large part to the deficiency in the supply of gasoil in
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