Formosa Province

province of Argentina

Formosa Province is a province in northeastern Argentina. Its northeast end touches Asunción, Paraguay. The capital is Formosa.

Formosa
Provincia de Formosa
Province of Formosa
Coat of arms of Formosa
Coordinates: 26°11′00″S 58°10′30″W / 26.18333°S 58.17500°W / -26.18333; -58.17500
CountryArgentina
CapitalFormosa
Government
 • GovernorGildo Insfrán (PJ)
 • Vice GovernorEber Solís (PJ)
 • Legislature30
 • National Deputies5
 • National SenatorsMaría Teresa González (FDT)
José Mayans (FDT)
Luis Naidenoff (UCR)
Area
 • Total72,066 km2 (27,825 sq mi)
Population
 (2010[1])
 • Total530,162
 • Rank17th
 • Density7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
DemonymFormoseño
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 codeAR-P
HDI (2019)0.820 Very High (24th)[2]
Websiteformosa.gob.ar

Formosa's protected areas are the Río Pilcomayo National Park and the Formosa National Reserve.

Formosa is one of the poorest provinces in Argentina.[source?]

References change

  1. "Censo 2010 Argentina resultados definitivos: mapas". 200.51.91.231. Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  2. "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.


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