Misiones Province
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"Misiones" redirects here. For the department in Paraguay, see Misiones, Paraguay.
Misiones (Spanish pronunciation: [miˈsjones], Missions) is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north, east and south, and Corrientes Province of Argentina to the southwest.
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Misiones
Provincia de Misiones (Spanish) | |
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Province of Misiones | |
Anthem: Misionerita (The Song for the Child of Misiones) | |
Coordinates: 26.92°S 54.52°W / -26.92; -54.52 | |
Country | Argentina |
Capital | Posadas |
Subdivisions | List |
Government | |
• Governor | Hugo Passalacqua (FRC) |
• Vice Governor | Lucas Romero (FRC) |
• Legislature | 40 |
• National Deputies | 7 |
• National Senators | |
Area | |
• Total | 29,801 km2 (11,506 sq mi) |
Population (2022 census[1]) | |
• Total | 1,280,960 |
• Rank | 9th |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Demonym | misionero |
GDP | |
• Total | peso 445 billion (US$17 billion) (2018)[2] |
Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
ISO 3166 code | AR-N |
HDI (2021) | 0.842 very high (11th)[3] |
Website | www |
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This was an early area of Roman Catholic missionary activity by the Society of Jesus in what was then called the province of Paraguay, beginning in the early 17th century. In 1984 the ruins of four mission sites in Argentina were designated World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.[4]