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Municipality and village in Misiones, Argentina
Alba Posse
Municipality and village
Alba Posse is located in Misiones ProvinceAlba PosseAlba PosseLocation in ArgentinaShow map of Misiones ProvinceAlba Posse is located in ArgentinaAlba PosseAlba PosseAlba Posse (Argentina)Show map of Argentina
Coordinates: 27°34′9″S 54°41′3″W / 27.56917°S 54.68417°W / -27.56917; -54.68417
Country Argentina
ProvinceMisiones
Department25 de Mayo
Founded byRodolfo Alba Posse
Government
 • MayorNelson Carvalho
Area
 • Land156 sq mi (405 km)
Population
 • Total481
 • Density40/sq mi (17/km)
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
Postal code3363
Area code3755
ClimateCfa

Alba Posse is a village and municipality in Misiones Province in north-eastern Argentina.

Geography

Alba Posse Street.

The city is located on the banks of the Uruguay River, opposite the Brazilian town of Porto Maua, which can be reached by ferry and boat services. Currently there is a project that plans to build a bridge to facilitate communication between the two countries. Access is via Provincial Highway 103, which in turn communicates with National Route 14.

Economy

The main industry is agriculture. Cassava, tobacco, citrus, tea and aromatic herbs are grown, in addition to logging, and cattle and pig rearing.

Population

Municipality of Alba Posse in the Province of Misiones; the small points represent the localities of Santa Rita (south) and San Francisco de Asís (north).

The name comes from its founder, Agronomist Rodolfo Alba Posse. Within the municipality there are also the towns of Santa Rita and San Francisco de Asis. In 2001 Santa Rita had a population exceeding that of Alba Posse. Alba Posse had 481 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001), which represented a 6.2% increase over the previous population of 453 inhabitants (INDEC, 1991) of the previous census.

References

  1. Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)

27°33′S 54°42′W / 27.550°S 54.700°W / -27.550; -54.700

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