Colonia Aurora
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| location | 27 ° 28 ′ S , 54 ° 31 ′ W | ||
| Height above d. M .: | 170 m | ||
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| Province : |
 Misiones
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| Department : | Veinticinco de Mayo | ||
| Mayor: | Ítalo Luis Berqquist | ||
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| Postal code : | N3363 | ||
| Telephone code: | 03755 | ||
Colonia Aurora is a small town with around 9,000 inhabitants in northeast Argentina . It is located in the Veinticinco de Mayo administrative district in the Misiones province . The place is a 2nd class community.
Colonia Aurora was founded in 1959, making it one of the last colonized areas in Misiones. For a long time the city could only be reached via the Río Uruguay or an unpaved country road, since 1999 the Ruta Provincial Nº 2 has been paved.
Colonia Aurora is still strongly characterized by agriculture: the main sources of income for the residents are the cultivation of tobacco , soy , mate and pineapple .