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Rosario is the capital of the Santa Fe province in central Argentina. The settlement is located on the west bank of the Paraná River, 300 kilometers northwest of Buenos Aires. Rosario is Argentina's third-most populated city and the country's most populous city that is not a capital (provincial or national). Greater Rosario, a developing and significant metropolitan region, is expected to have a population of 1,750,000 by 2020. The neoclassical, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco architecture that has been preserved throughout the years in hundreds of mansions, houses, and public buildings is one of its primary attractions.

Rosario is the capital of the Rosario Department and is located in the center of Argentina's major industrial sector. The city serves as a significant train terminus and a shipping hub for northern Argentina. Ships enter the city through the Paraná River, allowing for the development of a 10-metre-deep port.

Transportation

Rosario's strategic location is destined to make it a significant transportation hub as well as the bi-oceanic corridor that connects the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), an important component in global distribution, and the core center of a key corridor in the Mercosur, the South's Common Market.

On a workday, the average length of time individuals spend traveling by public transportation in Rosario, for example, to and from work, is 50 minutes. Every day, 9 percent of public transport users ride for more than 2 hours. The average length of time individuals wait for public transportation at a stop or station is 14 minutes, with 19 percent of riders waiting for more than 20 minutes per day. The average distance traveled by public transportation in a single journey is 4.3 km, with 4% traveling more than 12 km in a single direction.

Transportation via road

Rosario's public transportation system consists of buses, trolleybuses, and taxicabs.

There is just one primary trunk line in the Rosario trolleybus system. It is currently managed by SEMTUR (Sociedad del Estado Municipal para el Transporte Urbano de Rosario, "Municipal State Society for Rosario Urban Transport"), as are several of Rosario's other urban bus lines.

Bus fares are pre-paid with either a rechargeable plastic card or a disposable paper card with a magnetic stripe purchased at post offices, vending machines, and private companies. A greater fare can be paid using a coin machine in the bus unit for infrequent use. The tariffs on the interurban lines vary, and some only accept cash. During the second part of 2012, the city administration will phase out paper cards in favor of plastic ones.

Since 2003, the urban bus fleet has been largely updated as the national economy has recovered, and it now consists of around 730 units. The average age of the buses in 2005 was five years and eleven months. Economic growth has boosted the usage of public transportation while decreasing the use of bicycles. According to the Rosario Transportation Office, there were around 11 million bus rides per month in 2005, but by 2007, utilization had increased to 420,000 passengers per day.

Rosario has a medium-sized taxi fleet, with vehicles coloured black with yellow outlines. Some are owned by radio-taxi firms and may be reserved over the phone; others can only be found on the streets. As Argentina's economy improves, greater consumption has put a strain on the taxi fleet's capacity. The Deliberative Council approved the mandatory installation of radio-call systems in all taxi units in September 2005, however this requirement has yet to be met.