Gobernador Virasoro
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| Full name: | Gobernador Ingeniero Valentín Virasoro | ||
| location | 28 ° 3 ′ S , 56 ° 2 ′ W | ||
| Height above d. M .: | 127 m | ||
| Population (2010): | 30,666 | ||
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| Province : |
 Corrientes
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| Department : | Santo Tomé | ||
| Mayor: | Blanca Beatriz Pintos Sarazúa | ||
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| Postal code : | W3342 | ||
| Telephone code: | 03756 | ||
| Website of Gobernador Virasoro | |||
Gobernador Ingeniero Valentín Virasoro , also Gobernador Virasoro or Virasoro for short, is a city in the northeast of the Corrientes province in Argentina . It has been named since 1923 after the politician and engineer Valentin Virasoro, who was governor of the province of Corrientes from 1893 to 1897 .
location
Virasoro is about 90 kilometers from Posadas , the capital of the province of Misiones , and 65 kilometers from Santo Tomé . The distance to the Brazilian border is around 50 kilometers.
traffic
The city is located on Ruta Nacional 14, which is a major traffic axis on Argentina's eastern borders. There is a bus station on the long-distance bus route between Buenos Aires and the Missiones Province.
economy
The region around Virasoro is known for the cultivation of tea and mate . There are also large pine forests that are used for pulp production.
Tea plantations near Virasoro
The Plaza Libertad in the center of Virasoro
Web links
- http://www.virasoro.gob.ar/ Official website of the city (Spanish)