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La Estrella
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Area: 88,886 KM2
Population: 485,700 (2001).
Main Cities: Formosa City, Clorinda, Pirané.
Description:
The province of Formosa, located in the Chaco region, is
bounded by the Republic of Paraguay on the north and east;
the province of Chaco, on the south; and the province of Salta, on the west.
Formosa has a total area of 72,066 square kilometers (1.9% of the country total), and
its territory is a vast plain, forming part of the extensive Chaco region. Its
water courses are the consequence of the climatic variety that affect the province. Two
geographic environments can be differentiated: the center-west, showing a poorly drained
and highly disintegrated network, and the eastern portion, where the hydrographic system
is dense, forming numerous swamps and marshlands. This portion endures periodic, and even
simultaneous, floods of several rivers.
Climate is hot, recording an average temperature of 22°C/71.6°F, with extreme
variations in summer of up to 45°C/113°F. Formosa is subject to scarcity
and excess of humidity. Total annual precipitation in the eastern area is 600 mm.
Political Organization and Demographic Structure
This province, the capital of which is Formosa, is divided into
9 departments with separate political and administrative powers.
Annual growth rate is 30‰, while density amounts to 5.5 inhabitants
per square kilometer. Urban population represents 68%. (1991).
Economic Structure:
In 1994, the primary sector contributed 28% to the
value added of the total supply of goods and services. The
secondary sector generated 17%, while the remaining 55% of
the global economic activity corresponds to the supply of financial, transport
and communications, commerce, and government services.
Formosa’s main productive activity is cotton raising and ginning. During
the last years, rice production has become significant, exported chiefly to Brazil. Cattle
ranching is also being developed, and live animals are exported to Paraguay. Off-season horticulture
is acquiring considerable importance as well as oil production.
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