Map of the city of Formosa, Argentina
Map of the city of Formosa, Argentina.
The city of Formosa is the capital of the province and department of the same name. It is located on the right bank of the Paraguay River, in the Argentine northeast, 1107 km from the city of Buenos Aires. It is the political, administrative and cultural center of the province and its most populated city. It is the seat of the National University of Formosa, sub-base of the University of Cuenca del Plata, the Catholic University of Salta, the School of Journalism and Social Communication (UNLP), tertiary institutes for teacher and professional training.
With its 222,226 inhabitants (INDEC, 2010), it is one of the 20 most populous cities in Argentina. According to data generated by the Permanent Household Survey (INDEC, 2010), it had the second lowest unemployment rate in the country with 2.2%.
It is located in an extensive plain, at an altitude of 57 meters above sea level, in a steep ravine on the Paraguay River. In the vicinity, lagoons, bathes and creeks develop. The most important lagoon is the Oca, a former course of the Paraguay River declared Biosphere Reserve in 2001.
The city of Formosa is the capital of the province and department of the same name. It is located on the right bank of the Paraguay River, in the Argentine northeast, 1107 km from the city of Buenos Aires. It is the political, administrative and cultural center of the province and its most populated city. It is the seat of the National University of Formosa, sub-base of the University of Cuenca del Plata, the Catholic University of Salta, the School of Journalism and Social Communication (UNLP), tertiary institutes for teacher and professional training.
With its 222,226 inhabitants (INDEC, 2010), it is one of the 20 most populous cities in Argentina. According to data generated by the Permanent Household Survey (INDEC, 2010), it had the second lowest unemployment rate in the country with 2.2%.
It is located in an extensive plain, at an altitude of 57 meters above sea level, in a steep ravine on the Paraguay River. In the vicinity, lagoons, bathes and creeks develop. The most important lagoon is the Oca, a former course of the Paraguay River declared Biosphere Reserve in 2001.