Paso de los Libres

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Paso de los Libres
San José Church, Paso de los Libres
Province Corrientes
Department Paso de los Libres
Location 29°43′ S 57°5′ W
Population 43,805
Demonym
CPA base W3320
Phone code +54 3772
Mayor Rubén E. Verón
Party Partido Nuevo

Paso de los Libres is a city in the east of the province of Corrientes in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It has about 44,000 inhabitants as of the 2001 census [INDEC], and is the head town of the department of the same name.

Monument to General Joaquín Madariaga and the 108 valients
Monument to General Joaquín Madariaga and the 108 valients

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 serviced by an airport (IATA: AOLICAO: SARL), located at 29°41′S, 57°9′W.

[edit] References

  • Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.
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