Misiones Province
Misiones | |
|---|---|
 Clockwise frae top: Iguazú Falls (Iguazú National Park), Posadas, Yerba Mate plantation, Guaraní Jesuit Mission of San Ignacio Miní. | |
 Banner  Coat airms | |
| Anthem: Misionerita (The Sang for the Bairn o Misiones) | |
 Location o Misiones athin Argentinae | |
| Coordinates: 26°55′S 54°31′W / 26.92°S 54.52°W | |
| Kintra |  Argentinae |
| Caipital | Posadas |
| Depairtments | 17 |
| Municipalities | 78 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Oscar Herrera Ahuad |
| • Deputies | 7 |
| • Senators | 3 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29801 km2 (11,506 sq mi) |
| Population (2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 1,101,593 |
| • Rank | 9t |
| • Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | misionero |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| ISO 3166 code | AR-N |
| Website | www |
Misiones (Spaingie pronunciation: [miˈsjones], Missions) is ane o the 23 provinces o Argentinae, locatit in the northeastren corner o the kintra in the Mesopotamica region. It is surroondit bi Paraguay tae the northwest, Brazil tae the north, east an sooth, an Corrientes Province o Argentinae tae the soothwast.
Poleetical diveesion
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The province is dividit in 17 depairtments (Spaingie: departamentos):
Depairtment (Caipital)
- Apóstoles (Apóstoles)
- Cainguás (Campo Grande)
- Candelaria (Santa Ana)
- Capital (Posadas)
- Concepción de la Sierra (Concepción de la Sierra)
- Eldorado (Eldorado)
- General Manuel Belgrano (Bernardo de Irigoyen)
- Guaraní (El Soberbio)
- Iguazú (Puerto Esperanza)
- Leandro N. Alem (Leandro N. Alem)
- Libertador General San Martín (Puerto Rico)
- Montecarlo (Montecarlo)
- Oberá (Oberá)
- San Ignacio (San Ignacio)
- San Javier (San Javier)
- San Pedro (San Pedro)
- Veinticinco de Mayo (Alba Posse)
See an aw
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[eedit | eedit soorce]- Gobierno de la Provincia de Misiones Archived 2011-04-30 at the Wayback Machine Official website (in Spaingie)
