Alba Posse

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Alba Posse
Municipality and village
Alba Posse Location in Argentina Show map of Misiones Province Alba Posse Alba Posse (Argentina) Show map of Argentina
Coordinates: 27°34′9″S 54°41′3″W / 27.56917°S 54.68417°W / -27.56917; -54.68417
Country	Argentina
Province	Misiones
Department	25 de Mayo
Founded by	Rodolfo Alba Posse
Government
• Mayor	Nelson Carvalho
Area
• Land	156 sq mi (405 km2)
Population  (2001)
• Total	481
• Density	40/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
Postal code	3363
Area code	3755
Climate	Cfa

Alba Posse is a village and municipality in Misiones Province in north-eastern Argentina.^[1]

The city is located on the banks of the Uruguay River, opposite the Brazilian town of Porto Maua, which can be reached by ferry and boat services. Currently there is a project that plans to build a bridge to facilitate communication between the two countries. Access is via Provincial Highway 103, which in turn communicates with National Route 14.

The main industry is agriculture. Cassava, tobacco, citrus, tea and aromatic herbs are grown, in addition to logging, and cattle and pig rearing.^{[citation needed]}

The name comes from its founder, Agronomist Rodolfo Alba Posse. Within the municipality there are also the towns of Santa Rita and San Francisco de Asis. In 2001 Santa Rita had a population exceeding that of Alba Posse. Alba Posse had 481 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001), which represented a 6.2% increase over the previous population of 453 inhabitants (INDEC, 1991) of the previous census.

27°33′S 54°42′W / 27.550°S 54.700°W / -27.550; -54.700

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