Iguazú Department
Iguazú is a department of Misiones Province (Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it th ...
. The municipality based around the town is called , however, the town itself is generally called simply .
In 2010, 15,529 people were registered in the entire municipality, of which 13,901 lived in the urban area; in 2001, 11,799 were registered in the urban area, which represents an increase of 18% in 10 years. It is only 55 kilometers from the
Iguazú Falls
Iguazú Falls or Iguaçu Falls ( gn, Chororõ Yguasu , es, Cataratas del Iguazú, links=no ; pt, Cataratas do Iguaçu ) are waterfalls of the Iguazu River on the border of the Argentine province of Misiones and the Brazilian state of Paraná. ...
, and is an obligatory stop for tourists touring the province, visiting the precious stone mines. At present, it is the second tourist destination of choice within the province.
Wanda is well connected to the rest of the country by National Route 12, which connects it with
Puerto Iguazú
Puerto Iguazú is a border city in the province of Misiones, Argentina. With a population of 82,227 (),
it is the fourth largest city in the Province, after Posadas, Oberá, and Eldorado.
The world-renowned Iguazú Falls are only away from ...
, Posadas and Buenos Aires. Wanda is also the origin of Provincial Route 19, the only access route to the city of
Andresito
Andrés Alcántara Prieto (born 24 March 1991), commonly known as Andresito, is a Spanish futsal Sportsperson, player who plays for Nagoya Oceans as a Wing.
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The main economic activity is forestry, as around half of the municipality's land is covered by reforested forests. Tourism and the cultivation of yerba mate are also important.