Capioví Explained

Official Name:Capioví
Settlement Type:Village and municipality
Pushpin Map:Argentina Misiones Province#Argentina
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Argentina
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Argentina
Subdivision Name1:Misiones Province
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Libertador General San Martín
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Raúl Andrés Flach
Established Title:founded
Established Date:1920
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Land Km2:108
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:3335
Timezone:ART
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:-26.9306°N -55.0592°W
Elevation M:171
Postal Code:3332
Website:capiovi.com

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

Land was first acquired in the area by the Carlos Culmey Company, in 1919, and the following year, Enrique Graef and his family became the future town's first settlers. Named for the Capioví Falls, upstream, the village grew following Culmey's installation of a sawmill. The cultivation of yerba maté was followed by the 1971 opening of a Papel Misionero paper mill.

Capioví at Christmas time:The town is decorated with Christmas decorations handmade from recycled plastic bottles. A lot of the inhabitants get together all year round to make these crafts which are put up in December for visitors to admire. Capioví has become the state Christmas Capital.

References

-26.9306°N -55.0592°W

Notes and References

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