Paso de los Libres | |
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City | |
San José Church, Paso de los Libres
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Location of Paso de los Libres in Argentina | |
Coordinates: 29°43′S 57°5′W / 29.717°S 57.083°WCoordinates: 29°43′S 57°5′W / 29.717°S 57.083°W | |
Country | Argentina |
Province | Corrientes |
Department | Paso de los Libres |
Government | |
• Mayor | Eduardo A. Vischi (Unión Cívica Radical) |
Population | |
• Total | 43,805 |
Demonym(s) | libreño/a |
Time zone | ART (UTC-3) |
CPA base | W3320 |
Dialing code | +54 3772 |
Paso de los Libres is a city in the east of the province of Corrientes in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It had about 44,000 inhabitants at the 2001 census [INDEC], and is the head town of the department of the same name.
The city lies on the right-hand (western) shore of the Uruguay River, opposite the city of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, to which it is joined by a road and railway bridge (Paso de los Libres-Uruguaiana International Bridge). The area is served by Paso de los Libres Airport.