Misiones Province
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- There is also a Misiones Department in neighboring Paraguay.
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| Capital | Posadas |
| Area | 29,801 km² |
| Population | 965,522 (2001) |
| Density | 32.4/km² |
| Governor | Eng. Carlos Eduardo Rovira |
| Demonym | Misionero |
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Misiones 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 and east, and Corrientes Province of Argentina to the southwest. Its illiteracy rate is 8.6%.
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History
The province was originally populated by the culture Guarani. The European first in coming to the region was Sebastián Gaboto that, mending Paraná River in December of 1527, found Apipé's falls.
In 1541 Álvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca came to the Iguazú Falls.
In 17th century members of the Society of Jesus came to the zone. These Jesuits initiated his activity creating missions (reducciones). In a few years, they managed to create 30 villages, where the Guarani ones, who already were starting practising the agriculture, stopped adopting the sedentarism.
In 1814 Gervasio Posadas, the director of United Provinces, annexed Misiones to Corrientes, generating a problem of autonomy that extended for 70 years.
In 1830 Corrientes invaded to the province, until in 1838 there took place the Paraguayan occupation, which repeated itself in 1865, year in which one initiates it Paraguayan War. Newly in 1876, after the Agreement of Peace with the Argentina, Paraguay left his pretensions on the territory of Misiones.
On December 10 of 1953 the Law 14.294 arranged the provincialitation of the National Territory of Misiones.
The constitution of the province was approved on April 21 of 1958.
Geography
Misiones is the second smallest province after Tucumán.
The Misiones plateau includes a part of Brazil across the border. The rocks contain significant quantities of iron which forms a part of the soil, giving it a reddish color. At the center of the plateau rises the Sierra de Misiones, its highest peak, 843 m, near Bernardo de Irigoyen, in the Cerro Rincón.
The province is embraced by three big rivers: Paraná, Uruguay and Iguazú, native drains off of big regions with abundant rains.
The Iguassu Falls are waterfalls located on the border of Brazilian state of Paraná (in the Southern Region) and the Argentinian Province of Misiones.
Climate
The subtropical climate develops without dry station, which it converts to Misiones into one of the most humid provinces of the country. The predominant winds are those of the northwest, southeast and this one. The vegetation is the so called "Selva Misionera". Part of it has been transformed by the man to implant cultures or ranching. The original bioma is protected in Iguazú National Park.
Economy
The major contribution to the province's economy comes from the jungle, particularly tourism and logging. The principal exploited trees are the Paraná pine, Guatambú, Cedar, Petiribí, Incense, Cane water-pipe, Anchico, Eucalyptus and Gueycá. Another source of income is the cultivation of yerba mate, tea and, in minor amounts, tobacco, sugar cane, rice and coffee. Cattle production is rare.
Tourism
The province is named after the Jesuit missions (reducciones), which were established in the area. Of the 15 reducciones established in Argentina, 11 were located in the present Misiones Province. Of these 11, 4 were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984: San Ignacio Mini, Nuestra Señora de Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto, Santa María la Mayor.
Political division
The province is divided in 17 departments (Spanish: departamentos):
Department (Capital)
- Apóstoles (Apóstoles)
- Cainguás (Campo Grande)
- Candelaria (Santa Ana)
- Capital (Posadas)
- Concepción de la Sierra (Concepción de la Sierra)
- Eldorado (Eldorado)
- General Manuel Belgrano (Bernardo de Irigoyen)
- Guaraní (El Soberbio)
- Iguazú (Puerto Esperanza)
- Leandro N. Alem(Leandro N. Alem)
- Libertador General San Martín (Puerto Rico)
- Montecarlo (Montecarlo)
- Oberá (Oberá)
- San Ignacio (San Ignacio)
- San Javier (San Javier)
- San Pedro (San Pedro)
- Veinticinco de Mayo (Alba Posse)
See also
| Provinces of Argentina | Image:Flag of Argentina.svg |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
