Puerto Rico is the capital city of Libertador General San Martín, in the Misiones Province of Argentina.[1]

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Puerto Rico
City
Coat of arms
Puerto Rico Location of Puerto Rico in Argentina Show map of Misiones Province Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (Argentina) Show map of Argentina
Coordinates: 26°48′S 55°01′W
Country	Argentina
Province	Misiones
Department	Libertador General San Martín
Government
• Mayor	Federico Neis
Population  (2011)
• Total	17,491
Time zone	UTC-3 (ART)
CPA base	N3334
Dialing code	+54 3743
Website	www.puertorico.gov.ar

It is located along the Paraná River.[2] It limits to the south with the city of Capioví, at east and north with the Garuhapé and to the east west with Paraguay.

Strategically located along Route 12, it is half way between the Iguazu Falls and the province's capital Posadas.

With almost 12.500 hectares, the city has a population of around 20.000 people, mainly composed of European immigrants.

Regional languages

Riograndenser Hunsrückisch is a German dialect with an almost two centuries history originated in the neighboring state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and spoken as a minority language in this region of Misiones since its pioneer days.

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