Bonpland, Corrientes Explained

Bonpland
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Municipality and town
Pushpin Map:Argentina
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Bonpland in Argentina
Coordinates:-29.8175°N -57.4278°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Corrientes
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Paso de los Libres
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:1063
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:ART
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:CPA base
Area Code Type:Dialing code

Bonpland is a small town and municipality in Paso de los Libres Department, Corrientes Province, Argentina. According to the 2001 population census conducted by INDEC its population was 1063 inhabitants. It lies on National Route 14, about 11 kilometres from the right bank of the Uruguay River.

It was originally called Santa Ana, but on May 10, 1858, was renamed in honor of the French naturalist Aimé Bonpland whose body rests in a mausoleum in the Cemetery of the Holy Cross of Paso de los Libres. Its main economic activity is livestock and forestry, and rice farming. The town currently has an emergency hospital, an OFIN registrar, a secondary school, a primary school and one police station.