Department 25 de Mayo (Misiones)

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25 de Mayo
Department 25 de Mayo Misiones.png
Location of 25 de Mayo in Misiones (Argentina)
Data
Capital Alba Posse
population 27,187 (2001, INDEC)
surface 1,629 km²
Population density 16.59 inhabitants / km²

The department 25 de Mayo is located in the eastern center of the province of Misiones in northeast Argentina .

It borders in the north on the department of Cainguás , in the east on the department of Guaraní , in the south, separated by the Río Uruguay , on Brazil and in the west on the department of Oberá .

The capital of Department 25 de Mayo is Alba Posse .

population

According to estimates by INDEC , the population increased from 27,187 inhabitants (2001) to 28,744 inhabitants in 2005.

cities and communes

The Department of 25 de Mayo is divided into the following municipalities:

Coordinates: 27 ° 24 ′  S , 54 ° 42 ′  W