Capital Department, Misiones

Capital
Departamento Capital
Capital is located in Argentina
Capital
Capital
Coordinates: 27°24′S 55°55′W / 27.4°S 55.91°W / -27.4; -55.91
Country Argentina
Province Misiones
SeatPosadas

Capital Department is located in the southwestern tip of the Province of Misiones, Argentina.

It borders the departments of Candelaria, Leandro N. Alem, and Apóstoles, as well as the province of Corrientes and the Republic of Paraguay, separated by the Paraná River.

It has an area of 932 km², equivalent to 3.13% of the total province area. Its population was 324,756 inhabitants, according to the 2010 census (INDEC).[1][2]

  1. ^ "Argentina: Administrative Division". citypopulation.
  2. ^ CENTRO LATINOAMERICANO Y CARIBEÑO DE DEMOGRAFÍA (CELADE). World Bank. 1970.