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Formosa Province (Spaingie pronunciation: [forˈmosa]) is a province in northeastren Argentinae, pairt o the Gran Chaco Region. Its northeast end touches Asunción, Paraguay, an borders the provinces o Chaco an Salta tae its sooth an wast, respectively. The caipital is Formosa.
Formosa | |
|---|---|
Province | |
 Coat airms | |
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| Kintra | Argentinae |
| Caipital | Formosa |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Gildo Insfrán |
| • Senators |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 72066 km2 (27,825 sq mi) |
| Population (2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 530,162 |
| • Rank | 17t |
| • Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Formoseño |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| ISO 3166 code | AR-P |
| Website | formosa |
It coincidentally is the antipode tae Taiwan, which wis umwhile kent as "Formosa" an aw.
The province is dividit intae nine depairtments:
Depairtment (Caipital)
| Departament | Ceety Heider | Ither Municipalities |
|---|---|---|
| Bermejo | Laguna Yema | Los Chiriguanos, Pozo de Maza, Pozo del Mortero |
| Formosa | Formosa | Colonia Pastoril, Gran Guardia, San Hilario, Mariano Boedo, Mojón de Fierro, Villa del Carmen, Villa Trinidad |
| Laishi | San Francisco de Laishi | Banco Payaguá, General Lucio V. Mansilla, Herradura, Tatané, Villa Escolar |
| Matacos | Ingeniero Juárez | |
| Patiño | Comandante Fontana | Bartolomé de las Casas, Colonia Sarmiento, El Recreo, Estanislao del Campo, Fortín Leyes, Fortín Lugones, General Manuel Belgrano, Ibarreta, Juan G. Bazán, Las Lomitas, Posta Cambio Zalazar, Pozo del Tigre, San Martín, Subteniente Perín, Villa General Güemes |
| Pilagás | El Espinillo | Buena Vista, Misión Tacaaglé, Portón Negro, Tres Lagunas |
| Pilcomayo | Clorinda | Laguna Blanca, Laguna Naick Neck, Palma Sola, Puerto Pilcomayo, Riacho He-Hé, Riacho Negro, Siete Palmas |
| Pirané | Pirané | El Colorado, Mayor Vicente Villafañe, Palo Santo, Villa Dos Trece |
| Ramón Lista | General Mosconi | El Potrillo |
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