Formosa Province
Formosa Province is a province in northeastern Argentina. Its northeast end touches Asunción, Paraguay. The capital is Formosa.
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Provincia de Formosa | |
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| Province of Formosa | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 26°11′00″S 58°10′30″W / 26.18333°S 58.17500°WCoordinates: 26°11′00″S 58°10′30″W / 26.18333°S 58.17500°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Capital | Formosa |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Gildo Insfrán (PJ) |
| • Vice Governor | Eber Solís (PJ) |
| • Legislature | 30 |
| • National Deputies | 5 |
| • National Senators | María Teresa González (FDT) José Mayans (FDT) Luis Naidenoff (UCR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72,066 km2 (27,825 sq mi) |
| Population (2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 530,162 |
| • Rank | 17th |
| • Density | 7.35662/km2 (19.05355/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| ISO 3166 code | AR-P |
| HDI (2019) | 0.820 Very High (24th)[2] |
| Website | formosa |
Formosa's protected areas are the Río Pilcomayo National Park and the Formosa National Reserve.
Formosa is one of the poorest provinces in Argentina.
Formosa Province Media
Commander Luis Jorge Fontana, founder of the city of Formosa and the territory's foremost early promoter
Köppen climate map of Formosa, Argentina
Port of Formosa (Argentina) on rio Paraguay
Freight rail station in the city of Formosa
Aerial view of the city of Formosa, Argentina.
Yacaré alligator on the Pilcomayo River
References
- ↑ "Censo 2010 Argentina resultados definitivos: mapas". 200.51.91.231. Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ↑ "Información para el desarrollo sostenible: Argentina y la Agenda 2030" (PDF) (in español). United Nations Development Programme. p. 155. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
| Provinces of Argentina | 
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| Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires Province | Catamarca | Chaco | Chubut | Córdoba | Corrientes | Entre Ríos | Formosa | Jujuy | La Pampa | La Rioja | Mendoza | Misiones | Neuquen | Río Negro | Salta | San Juan | San Luis | Santa Cruz | Santa Fe | Santiago del Estero | Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands | Tucumán | |
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