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Gran Chaco
Palm trees grow on a savanna, or grassland, in an area of the Gran Chaco known as the Chaco
Central, near Formosa, in Argentina.
Formosa
Argentina
Formosa, city, capital of Formosa provincia (province), northeastern Argentina. It is located on the western bank of the Paraguay River southwest of Asunción, Paraguay.
It was founded in 1879 during the military conquest of the central Gran Chaco following the defeat of Paraguay in the War of the Triple Alliance (1864/65–1870). It served as a headquarters for the newly established national territory of Gran Chaco (later subdivided into the national territory, then province, of Formosa).
Formosa is a river port and agricultural processing centre that has experienced rapid growth since the 1960s. Cattle, cotton, and rice are raised nearby. Pop. (2001) 198,074; (2010) 234,354.
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