Formosa Province
Formosa Province is a province in northeastern Argentina. Its northeast end touches Asunción, Paraguay. The capital is Formosa.
Formosa
Provincia de Formosa | |
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| Province of Formosa | |
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| Coordinates: 26°11′00″S 58°10′30″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 | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Formoseño |
| 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.
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 Spanish). 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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