Map of the province of Misiones and its departments
Map of the province of Misiones and its departments.
The Province of Misiones or, more briefly, "Misiones" is one of the 23 provinces in the Argentine Republic. In turn, it is one of the 24 self-governing states or jurisdictions of the first order that make up the country, and one of the 24 national legislative electoral districts, its capital and most populated city is Posadas. It is located in the northeast of the country, in the Norte Grande Argentino region, bordering to the north and east with the Iguazú, San Antonio, Pepirí Guazú and Uruguay rivers that separate it from Brazil, to the south with Corrientes, by means of the Itaembé and Chimiray streams, and to the west by the Paraná River that separates it from Paraguay. With 29 801 km² it is the third least extensive province, ahead of Tucumán and Tierra del Fuego, the least extensive.
The province of Misiones is divided in 17 departments.
The Province of Misiones or, more briefly, "Misiones" is one of the 23 provinces in the Argentine Republic. In turn, it is one of the 24 self-governing states or jurisdictions of the first order that make up the country, and one of the 24 national legislative electoral districts, its capital and most populated city is Posadas. It is located in the northeast of the country, in the Norte Grande Argentino region, bordering to the north and east with the Iguazú, San Antonio, Pepirí Guazú and Uruguay rivers that separate it from Brazil, to the south with Corrientes, by means of the Itaembé and Chimiray streams, and to the west by the Paraná River that separates it from Paraguay. With 29 801 km² it is the third least extensive province, ahead of Tucumán and Tierra del Fuego, the least extensive.
The province of Misiones is divided in 17 departments.
| Department | Capital | Population (2010) | Area (km²) |
| Apóstoles | Apóstoles | 42,249 | 1,068 |
| Cainguás | Campo Grande | 53,403 | 1,608 |
| Candelaria | Santa Ana | 27,040 | 875 |
| Capital | Posadas | 324,756 | 965 |
| Concepción | Concepción de la Sierra | 9,577 | 726 |
| Eldorado | Eldorado | 78,221 | 1,960 |
| General Manuel Belgrano | Bernardo de Irigoyen | 42,902 | 3,275 |
| Guaraní | El Soberbio | 67,897 | 3,314 |
| Iguazú | Puerto Esperanza | 82,227 | 2,769 |
| Leandro N. Alem | Leandro N. Alem | 45,075 | 1,070 |
| Libertador General San Martín | Puerto Rico | 46,561 | 1,524 |
| Montecarlo | Montecarlo | 36,745 | 1,723 |
| Oberá | Oberá | 107,501 | 1,620 |
| San Ignacio | San Ignacio | 57,728 | 1,607 |
| San Javier | San Javier | 20,906 | 536 |
| San Pedro | San Pedro | 31,051 | 3,407 |
| Veinticinco de Mayo | Alba Posse | 27,754 | 1,639 |