Concepción Department, Argentina

The department Concepción is located in the center of the province of Corrientes in the north- eastern Argentina and is one of 25 administrative units in the province. By 1870, it was named after the name of his capital in Guaraní Yaguarete Corá what is common in the vernacular today.

To the north it borders the departments saladas, Mburucuyá and General Paz, on the east by the departments of San Miguel and Ituzaingó, to the south by the Departamento Mercedes and to the west by the department of San Roque.

The capital of the department of Concepción is the same Concepción.

Geography

The department is flat and evenly moist, even outside the vast swamp lowlands of the river estuary. The density of the vegetation impedes access to certain areas of the department.

Population

The colonization of the department focuses on the north-western part of the territory. The remaining area belongs mostly to the nature reserve Esteros del Ibera.

Cities and Towns

  • Colonia Santa Rosa
  • Concepción
  • Tebay
  • Tatacuá

Bella Vista | Berón de Astrada | Capital | Concepcion | Curuzú Cuatiá | Empedrado | Esquina | General Alvear | General Paz | Goya | Itatí | Ituzaingó | Lavalle | Mburucuyá | Mercedes | Monte Caseros | Paso de los Libres | saladas | San Cosme | San Luis del Palmar | San Martin | San Miguel | San Roque | Santo Tomé | sauce

  • Department ( Corrientes )
Saladas Department General Paz Department San Miguel Department, Corrientes Mercedes Department San Roque Department Bella Vista Department Capital Department, Corrientes Empedrado Department Esquina Department General Alvear Department, Corrientes Goya Department Lavalle Department, Corrientes Monte Caseros Department Paso de los Libres Department San Cosme Department San Luis del Palmar Department Sauce Department
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