Formosa, Argentina

Formosa is one of 24 primary administrative regions in Argentina with a population of approximately 606,041 people.

Facts and figures on Formosa at a glance

Region name: Formosa (Formosa Province)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 606,041 people
Country: Argentina
Continent: South America

The regional headquarters of Formosa (Formosa Province) is located in the regional capital Formosa (Formosa) with a population of 222,226 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Formosa's regional capital Formosa to Argentina's capital Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires) is approximately 936 km (581 mi).

Facts and figures about Formosa
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Formosa Formosa Province606,041 peopleFormosa Formosa222,226 people

Compare with other regions in Argentina.

Map of Formosa

Map of Formosa

Information on Formosa

Information on Formosa
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Formosa Formosa ProvinceFormosa Formosa9ArgentinaSouth America

Time in Formosa

Time in Formosa
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Sat, 30 Mar 2024 - 1:21am (01:21h)NoSat, 30 Mar 2024 - 1:21am (01:21h)UTC -3.0America/Argentina/Cordoba

Geographic coordinates of Formosa

Latitude & Longitude of Formosa
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map25°00'00.0"S (-25.0000000°)60°00'00.0"W (-60.0000000°)

Subregions in Formosa

There are 9 administrative subregions in Formosa.
Subregions in Formosa
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Departamento de Bermejo Departamento de Bermejo1.-Laguna Yema Laguna Yema2,744
Departamento de Formosa Departamento de Formosa2.-Formosa Formosa222,226
Departamento de Laishi Departamento de Laishí3.-San Francisco de Laishi San Francisco de Laishi4,384
Departamento de Matacos Departamento de Matacos4.-Ingeniero Guillermo N. Juarez Ingeniero Guillermo N. Juárez10,357
Departamento de Patino Departamento de Patiño5.-Comandante Fontana Comandante Fontana5,655
Departamento de Pilagas Departamento de Pilagás6.-El Espinillo El Espinillo-
Departamento de Pilcomayo Departamento de Pilcomayo7.78,114Clorinda Clorinda15,000
Departamento de Pirane Departamento de Pirané8.-Pirane Pirané19,124
Departamento de Ramon Lista Departamento de Ramón Lista9.-General Mosconi General Mosconi1,279

External sources of information on Formosa

Formosa on Wikipedia