Capioví
Village and municipality
Capioví is located in Misiones Province
Capioví
Capioví
Location in Argentina
Capioví is located in Argentina
Capioví
Capioví
Capioví (Argentina)
Coordinates: 26°55′50″S 55°03′33″W / 26.93056°S 55.05917°W / -26.93056; -55.05917
Country Argentina
ProvinceMisiones Province
DepartmentLibertador General San Martín
founded1920
Government
  MayorRaúl Andrés Flach
Area
  Land42 sq mi (108 km2)
Elevation
561 ft (171 m)
Population
 (2001)
  Total3,335
Postal code
3332
Websitecapiovi.com

Capioví is a village and municipality in Misiones Province in north-eastern Argentina.[1]

Land was first acquired in the area by the Carlos Culmey Company, in 1919, and the following year, Enrique Graef and his family became the future town's first settlers. Named for the Capioví Falls, upstream, the village grew following Culmey's installation of a sawmill. The cultivation of yerba maté was followed by the 1971 opening of a Papel Misionero paper mill.

Capioví at Christmas time: The town is decorated with Christmas decorations handmade from recycled plastic bottles. A lot of the inhabitants get together all year round to make these crafts which are put up in December for visitors to admire. Capioví has become the state Christmas Capital.

References

The Capioví Falls

26°55′50″S 55°03′33″W / 26.93056°S 55.05917°W / -26.93056; -55.05917


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