Río Pilcomayo National Park

Río Pilcomayo National Park
Parque Nacional Río Pilcomayo
Emblem of the Río Pilcomayo National Park
Marshes of the Río Pilcomayo National Park
Location within Argentina
LocationFormosa Province, Argentina
Coordinates25°04′00″S 58°07′00″W / 25.066667°S 58.116667°W / -25.066667; -58.116667
Area51,889 ha (128,220 acres)
Established1951
Governing bodyAdministración de Parques Nacionales
www.parquesnacionales.gob.ar/areas-protegidas/region-noreste/pn-rio-pilcomayo/
Official nameRio Pilcomayo
Designated4 May 1992
Reference no.557

The Río Pilcomayo National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Río Pilcomayo) is a national park located in the northeastern part of the Argentine province of Formosa, on the border with Paraguay. Established on September 29, 1951 to protect the natural features (grasslands, marshes, creeks, lakes and forests), typical of the Humid Chaco ecoregion, the park is included in the Ramsar Convention's list of wetlands of international importance.