Eldorado Department

Eldorado
Location of Eldorado in Misiones (Argentina)
Data
Capital	Eldorado
population	67,726 (2001, INDEC)
surface	1,927 km²
Population density	34.55 inhabitants / km²

The Eldorado Department is located in the northwest of the Misiones province in northeast Argentina and is one of 17 administrative units in the province.

It is bordered by the Department of Iguazú to the north, by the Department of General Manuel Belgrano and San Pedro to the east, by the Department of Montecarlo to the south and by Paraguay to the west .

The capital of the Eldorado department is the Eldorado of the same name .

population

According to INDEC estimates, the population increased from 67,726 inhabitants (2001) to 84,131 inhabitants in 2005.

cities and communes

The Eldorado Department is divided into the following municipalities:

• 9 de Julio
• Colonia Delicia
• Colonia Victoria
• Eldorado
• Santiago de Liniers

Coordinates: 26 ° 24 ′  S , 54 ° 36 ′  W