Iguazú Department
| Iguazú | |
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| Capital | Puerto Esperanza |
| population | 66,539 (2001, INDEC) |
| surface | 2,736 km² |
| Population density | 24.03 inhabitants / km² |
The department of Iguazú is located in the northwest of the province of Misiones in northeast Argentina and is one of 17 administrative units in the province.
It borders Brazil to the north, the General Manuel Belgrano Department to the east, the Eldorado Department to the south and Paraguay to the west .
The capital of the department of Iguazú is Puerto Esperanza .
population
According to INDEC estimates, the population increased from 66,539 inhabitants (2001) to 103,515 inhabitants in 2005.
cities and communes
The department of Iguazú is divided into the following municipalities:
25 de Mayo | Apóstoles | Cainguás | Candelaria | Capital | Concepción | Eldorado | General Manuel Belgrano | Guaraní | Iguazú | Leandro N. Alem | Libertador General San Martín | Montecarlo | Oberá | San Ignacio | San Javier | San Pedro
Coordinates: 26 ° 0 ′ S , 54 ° 30 ′ W