Misiones Province

Misiones
Province
Clockwise from top: Iguazú Falls (Iguazú National Park), Posadas, Guaraní Jesuit Mission of San Ignacio Miní, Yerba Mate plantation.
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Location of Misiones within Argentina
Coordinates: 26.92°S 54.52°W / -26.92; -54.52
Country	Argentina
Capital	Posadas
Departments	17
Municipalities	78
Government
• Governor	Oscar Herrera Ahuad
• Deputies	7
• Senators	3
Area Ranked 21st
• Total	29.801 km2 (11.506 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1.097.829 (Ranked 10th)
• Density	36.8/km2 (95/sq mi)
Demonym	misionero
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 code	AR-N
Website	www.misiones.gov.ar

Misiones is one of the provinces of Argentina. It is in the northeastern corner of the country. Paraguay is to the northwest. Brazil is to the north, east and south. There are 965,522 people living in Misiones. Iguazú National Park is here.

The province first had Guarani people.

Misiones makes the most yerba mate in all of Argentina. Light manufacturing and tourism also help the economy.