Leandro N. Alem is a
department of the province of
Misiones
Misiones (, ''Missions'') is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north, east and south, and Corrientes P ...
,
Argentina
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. It borders the departments of
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Oberá
Oberá, formerly Svea, is a city in the Mesopotamia, Argentina, interfluvial province of Misiones Province, Misiones, Argentina, and the head town of the Oberá Department. It is located 96 km east of the provincial capital Posadas, Misiones, ...
,
Candelaria,
Apóstoles
Apóstoles is a city in the province of Misiones, Argentina. It has 40,858 inhabitants as per the , and is the seat of government of Apóstoles Department. It is located on the southwest of the province, 60 km south from the provincial capital ...
,
Concepción, and
San Javier.
The department covers an area of 1,070 km², equivalent to 3.6% of the total province area. Its population is 45,075 (2010 census, INDEC).
References
Departments of Misiones Province
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