Apóstoles

City in Misiones, Argentina

Apóstoles

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Apóstoles

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Apóstoles

Apóstoles (Argentina)

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Coordinates: 27°55′S 55°46′W﻿ / ﻿27.917°S 55.767°W﻿ / -27.917; -55.767
Country|  Argentina
Province|  Misiones
Department| Apóstoles
Founded| 1897
Elevation

| 151 m (495 ft)
Population

(2001 census)

• Total

| 40,858
Time zone| UTC−3 (ART)
CPA base|

N3350

Dialing code| +54 3758
Website| Official website

Apóstoles is a city in the province of Misiones, Argentina. It has 40,858 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC], 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 Posadas and 27 km from the international Argentina–Brazil border.

Apóstoles is the National Capital of yerba mate, and hosts an annual festival dedicated to this plant, the basis of the popular mate infusion.

The town was established as a Jesuit reduction in 1652. The first wave of immigrants, mainly Polish and Ukrainian, arrived in 1897. The municipality was officially created on 28 November 1913.

## See also

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* Argentina portal

* Chango Spasiuk

## References

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* Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
* Municipality of Apóstoles (official website).
* Feast of the yerba mate (official website).
* Apóstoles Facebook (official website).
* Municipality Facebook (official website).
* Feast of the Yerba Mate Facebook (official website).

Authority control databases

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* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel

Other|

* Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine
* Yale LUX

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