Misiones (province)

Misiones is a province Argentine located in the North-East of the country. Bordered in the west by the Paraguay, in the east of north in the south by the Brazil and in south-west by the province of Corrientes.

Historical aspects

The province was in the beginning populated by people of culture guarani. The first European in the area was Sebastián Gaboto which, by going up the Río Paraná in December 1527, reached the falls of Apipé (site of current the Yacyretá).

In 1541, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca arrived at the Chutes of Iguaçu.

At the 17th century the Society of Jesus arrived in the area. These Jesuits started their activity by creating missions. In little time, they managed to convert 30 villages. Thanks to them, Guaranis, which already started to practice agriculture, finished by sédentariser.

In 1814 Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Director Supreme of the Plain Provinces of Río of Plata, annexed the area of Misiones to the province of Corrientes, creating a problem of autonomy which was prolonged during 70 years. In 1830 the province of Corrientes invades Misiones, until in 1838 moment of the Paraguayan occupation, which was prolonged until in 1865, year or began the Guerre from Paraguay. In 1876, at the time of the Peace treaty with Argentina, the Paraguay gave up its claims on the territory of Misiones.

The December 10th 1953 Law 14.294 promulgé the provincialisation of the National territory of Misiones.

Administrative division

The province is divided into 17 departments:

Capital (Posadas)
25 of Mayo (Alba Poses)
Apóstoles (Apostoles)
Cainguás (Campo Grande)
Candelaria (Santa Anna)
Concepción (Concepcion of the Sierra)
Eldorado (El Dorado)
General Handbook Belgrano (Bernardo de Irigoyen)
Guaraní (El Soberbio)
Iguazú (Esperanza)
Leandro NR. Alem (Leandro NR. Alem)
Libertador General San Martín (Puerto Rico)
Montecarlo (Montecarlo)
Oberá (Obera)
San Ignacio (San Ignacio)
San Javier (San Javier)
San Pedro (San Pedro)

The constitution of the province was approved the April 21st 1958.

Geographical aspects

Its surface makes of Misiones, the second smaller province after that of Tucumán.

The plate of Misiones constitutes part of the Brazilian shield. Its rocks contain important quantities of iron, giving on the ground its characteristic red color. In the center of the plate the Sierra of Misiones rises, whose culminating point, 843 m, close to Bernardo d' Irigoyen, is Cerro Rincón.

The Forest

The subtropical forest occupies 35% of the territory of the province, and the most serious causes of its disappearance are massive deforestation and them husbandries on denshering.

Important pluviometry is due mainly to the wet winds coming from the Atlantic Ocean.

The relative average humidity varies from 75% to 90% with important night rains. The temperatures oscillate of 16 centigrade degrees during the season " hivernale" with 25 centigrade degrees for February and January. By reaching temperatures of 40 degrees during the day.

Falls

The Falls of Iguaçu , are Chutes localized at the border between the Brazilian state of Paraná and the province Argentine of Misiones, and located in the Iguazú National park. They are formed by 275 jumps being able to go up to 70 meters height, nourished by the flow of the river Iguazú.

It there also falls of the Mocona.

Water resources

The province is crossed by three great rivers: the Paraná, the Uruguay and the Iguazú, natural drainage of great areas with abundant rains.

Economy

The greatest contribution of its economy comes from the forest. The principal exploited species are Pin Parana, Guatambú, Cèdre, Petiribí, Encens, Canne fístula, Anchico, Eucalyptus and Gueycá. Another source of resources is the culture of the Maté, the culture of the The and, to a lesser extent, the Tabac, the cane with sugar, rice and the coffee. The breeding is weak and primarily bovines.

External bonds

detailed Chart of the province of Misiones

Beats-smg: Misijonėsa provincėjė

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