La Leonesa
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La Leonesa is a town in Chaco Province
, Argentina
. It is the head town of the Bermejo Department
.
La Leonesa forms an urban agglomeration
with the town of Las Palmas called La Leonesa-Las Palmes.
Chaco Province
Chaco is an Argentine province located in the north of the country, near the border with Paraguay. Its capital is Resistencia on the Paraná River opposite the city of Corrientes...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. It is the head town of the Bermejo Department
Bermejo Department, Chaco
Bermejo is the easternmost department of Chaco Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 24,000 inhabitants in an area of 2,562 km², and its capital city is La Leonesa, which is located around 100 km from the provincial capital.-Settlements:*General...
.
La Leonesa forms an urban agglomeration
Agglomeration
In the study of human settlements, an urban agglomeration is an extended city or town area comprising the built-up area of a central place and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area. In France, INSEE the French Statistical Institute, translate it as "Unité urbaine" which means continuous...
with the town of Las Palmas called La Leonesa-Las Palmes.