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Geographycal Location

The Province of Misiones is located between the parallels 25º 28´ and 28º 10´of South Latitud and the meridians 53º 38´and 56º 03´ of West Longitude in the Northeast of the Argentine Region. Almost the totality of your border is formed by rivers, Iguazu river at North, the Parana river at west, the Pepiri Guazu river and the Uruguay river at East and the Chimiray river at South. More than 80% of your limits are internationals, limited in the North and in the East with the Republic of Brazil, and in the West of the Republic of Paraguay. One little part of your territory in the south limit with the Province of Corrientes and with the Republic of Brazil. Because of your location, take part of the region called "THE HEART OF LA CUENCA DEL PLATA", by the privilege position in the American map at South. THE total area has about 29.801 km2 (the 0,8% of the national total ). the most part of your territory (70%) has deep declivity and are needless for the agriculture, but apt for the forestation. The province by your location is the main point of circulation of merchandise and unhabitants, so national than international.
The province has wet subtropical weather. The total of annualy rains is about 1.700 mm, and the middle heat is 20° C. Misiones is part of the called argentine Mesopotamia, with a population of 850.000 unhabitants. Your territory destacates by the presence of carring much wather courses that constituted hydrics borders, who give to the province a deeply mesopotamic character. Joined to this fluvial picture frame presents a mount cordon of orientation northeast/southwest.