Formosa Province facts for kids
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| Capital | Formosa | ||
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| Area | 72,066 km² (27,825 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 530,162 (2010) | ||
| Density | 7.40 /km² (19 /sq mi) | ||
| Governor | Gildo Insfrán | ||
| - Senators | Adriana Bortolozzi, Luis Petcoff Naidenoff, José Mayans | ||
| Timezone | ART (UTC−3) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 code | AR-P | ||
| Demonym | Formoseño | ||
Formosa Province is a province in northeastern Argentina. Its northeast end touches Asunción, Paraguay. The capital is 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.
| 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 | |
Images for kids
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Commander Luis Jorge Fontana, founder of the city of Formosa and the territory's foremost early promoter
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The Port of Formosa along the Paraguay River
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Freight rail station in the city of Formosa
See also
In Spanish: Provincia de Formosa para niños
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