Alba Posse Explained

Official Name:Alba Posse
Settlement Type:Municipality and village
Pushpin Map:Argentina Misiones Province#Argentina
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Argentina
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Argentina
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Misiones
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:25 de Mayo
Founder:Rodolfo Alba Posse
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Nelson Carvalho
Area Land Km2:405
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:481
Population Density Km2:17
Blank1 Name:Climate
Blank1 Info:Cfa
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:3363
Area Code:3755
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:ART
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:-27.5692°N -54.6842°W

Alba Posse is a village and municipality in Misiones Province in north-eastern Argentina.[1]

Geography

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

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

-27.55°N -96°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mininterior.gov.ar/ Ministerio del Interior