Misiones Province facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Misiones
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Clockwise from top: Iguazú Falls (Iguazú National Park), Posadas, Guaraní Jesuit Mission of San Ignacio Miní, Yerba Mate plantation.
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Location of Misiones within Argentina
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| Country | Argentina | ||
| Capital | Posadas | ||
| Departments | 17 | ||
| Municipalities | 78 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 29.801 km2 (11.506 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 1.097.829 (Ranked 10th) | ||
| • Density | 36.8/km2 (95/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | misionero | ||
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) | ||
Misiones is one of the provinces of Argentina. It is in the northeastern corner of the country. Paraguay is to the northwest. Brazil is to the north, east and south. There are 965,522 people living in Misiones. Iguazú National Park is here.
The province first had Guarani people.
Misiones makes the most yerba mate in all of Argentina. Light manufacturing and tourism also help the economy.
Images for kids
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1846 impression of San Ignacio Miní, a Jesuit Reduction, abandoned following the temporary abolition of the order in 1773.
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Steamer on the riverbank at Posadas, 1892.
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Ukrainian immigrants harvest yerba mate in 1920. Despite challenging conditions, Misiones attracted considerable European immigration in the early 20th-century.
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Terminal at Puerto Iguazu International Airport.
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Yerba mate plantation.
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See also
In Spanish: Provincia de Misiones para niños
