Map of Posadas, Argentina

Posadas is the administrative centre of Misiones, Argentina, with a population of about 305,874. It lies at 27.3671°S, 55.8961°W, about 83 m above sea level. Posadas is about 840 km (522 mi) north of Buenos Aires, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Encarnación, 5 km to the northeast.

Posadas at a glance

Where is Posadas?

• The 10th largest city in Argentina by recorded population.
• The largest city in Misiones on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 25 min on the shortest day to 13 h 52 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Posadas

• Encarnación — 5 km northeast, Paraguay
• Oberá — 78 km east
• Ituzaingó — 82 km west
• São Borja — 144 km south, Brazil
• São Luiz Gonzaga — 148 km southeast, Brazil
• Santa Rosa — 150 km east, Brazil
• Eldorado — 166 km northeast
• Villarrica — 188 km north, Paraguay
• Santo Ângelo — 191 km southeast, Brazil
• San Vicente — 194 km northeast

Largest cities in Misiones

• Oberá — 56,528
• Eldorado — 54,189
• San Vicente — 38,247

Largest cities in Argentina

• Buenos Aires — 2,891,082
• Córdoba — 2,106,734
• Rosario — 948,312
• Mar del Plata — 593,337
• San Miguel de Tucumán — 548,866
• Salta — 520,683
• Santa Fe — 391,164
• Avellaneda — 367,554
• Corrientes — 346,334
• Bahía Blanca — 299,101

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.