Bonpland is a small town and municipality in Paso de los Libres Department, Corrientes Province, Argentina. According to the 2001 population census conducted by INDEC its population was 1063 inhabitants. It lies on National Route 14, about 11 kilometres from the right bank of the Uruguay River.
It was originally called Santa Ana, but on May 10, 1858, was renamed in honor of the French naturalist Aimé Bonpland whose body rests in a mausoleum in the Cemetery of the Holy Cross of Paso de los Libres. Its main economic activity is livestock and forestry, and rice farming. The town currently has an emergency hospital, an OFIN registrar, a secondary school, a primary school and one police station.
bonpland, corrientes, bonpland, small, town, municipality, paso, libres, department, corrientes, province, argentina, according, 2001, population, census, conducted, indec, population, 1063, inhabitants, lies, national, route, about, kilometres, from, right, b. Bonpland is a small town and municipality in Paso de los Libres Department Corrientes Province Argentina According to the 2001 population census conducted by INDEC its population was 1063 inhabitants It lies on National Route 14 about 11 kilometres from the right bank of the Uruguay River BonplandMunicipality and townBonplandLocation of Bonpland in ArgentinaCoordinates 29 49 3 S 57 25 40 W 29 81750 S 57 42778 W 29 81750 57 42778 Coordinates 29 49 3 S 57 25 40 W 29 81750 S 57 42778 W 29 81750 57 42778Country ArgentinaProvinceCorrientesDepartmentPaso de los LibresPopulation 2001 Total1 063Time zoneUTC 3 ART It was originally called Santa Ana but on May 10 1858 was renamed in honor of the French naturalist Aime Bonpland whose body rests in a mausoleum in the Cemetery of the Holy Cross of Paso de los Libres Its main economic activity is livestock and forestry and rice farming The town currently has an emergency hospital an OFIN registrar a secondary school a primary school and one police station References Edit This article about a place in Corrientes Province Argentina is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bonpland Corrientes amp oldid 1020174223, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
