Formosa Province

Formosa
Province of Formosa
Provincia de Formosa (Spanish)
Coat of arms of Formosa
CountryArgentina
CapitalFormosa
Government
 • GovernorGildo Insfrán (PJ)
 • Vice GovernorEber Solís (PJ)
 • Legislature30
 • National Deputies5
 • National SenatorsMaría Teresa González (FDT)
José Mayans (FDT)
Francisco Paoltroni (LLA)
Area
 • Total72,066 km2 (27,825 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census[1])
 • Total606,941
 • Rank17th
 • Density8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
DemonymFormoseño
GDP
 • TotalUS$ 5.7 billion
 • Per capitaUS$ 9,300
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 codeAR-P
HDI (2021)0.822 very high (23rd)[3]
Websiteformosa.gob.ar

Formosa Province (Spanish pronunciation: [foɾˈmosa]) is a province in northeastern Argentina, part of the Gran Chaco Region. Formosa's northeast end touches Asunción, Paraguay, and the province borders the provinces of Chaco and Salta to its south and west, respectively. The capital is Formosa.

  1. ^ "Nuevos datos provisorios del Censo 2022: Argentina tiene 46.044.703 habitantes". Infobae. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  2. ^ "TelluBase—Argentina Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  3. ^ "El mapa del desarrollo humano en Argentina" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 25 June 2023.