Paso de los Libres | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Argentina |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Paso de los Libres in Argentina |
Coordinates: | -29.7167°N -62°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Argentina |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Department |
Subdivision Name2: | Paso de los Libres |
Established Title: | Foundation |
Established Date: | September 12, 1843 |
Founder: | Joaquín Madariaga |
Leader Party: | Frente de Todos (PJ) |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Martín Ascúa |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 43,251 |
Population As Of: | 2010 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | libreño/a |
Timezone1: | ART |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Postal Code Type: | CPA base |
Postal Code: | W3320 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | +54 3772 |
Paso de los Libres is a city in the east of the province of Corrientes in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It had about 44,000 inhabitants at the, and is the head town of the department of the same name.
The city lies on the right-hand (western) shore of the Uruguay River, opposite the city of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, to which it is joined by a road and railway bridge (Paso de los Libres-Uruguaiana International Bridge). The area is served by Paso de los Libres Airport.
Brazil has a Consulate in Paso de los Libres.[1]