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Formosa, Argentina

South America

Formosa is the capital city of the Argentine province of Formosa, on the banks of the Paraguay River opposite the Paraguayan town of Alberdi, about 1,200 kilometers north of Buenos Aires on National Route 11. The city had a population of about 234,000 per the 2010 census.

Facts
Population
264,452 1
Area (sq km)
75 1
Founding Year
1879 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
57 1
Latitude
26.184722 degrees south 1
Longitude
58.175833 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 4
Sources
1. Formosa, Argentina (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1879-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 264,452 (2022)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -26.184722, longitude -58.175833
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 57 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 75.0 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 264452 (2022)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -26.1847,-58.1758
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 67.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -26.25, -58.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -26.25, -58.25
-26.25 -58.25 Cfa
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4. GeoNames: Formosa - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3433899, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.27 km)
Quote, cities500 record 3433899, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.27 km)
-26.18489 -58.17313 P PPLA AR 09 34014 222226 67 America/Argentina/Cordoba
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Formosa, Argentina (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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