Department Capital (Corrientes)

Capital
Location of Capital* in Corrientes (Argentina)*
Data
Capital	Corrientes
population	328,868 (2001, INDEC)
surface	522 km²
Population density	630.02 inhabitants / km²

The Departamento Capital is located in the northwest of the Corrientes province in northeast Argentina and is one of 25 administrative units in the province.

In the north and west, separated by the Río Paraná , it borders on the province of Chaco , in the east on the departments of San Cosme and San Luis del Palmar and in the south on the department of Empedrado .

The capital of the Department Capital is the city of the same name Corrientes . Corrientes is connected to the neighboring province of Chaco by the Puente General Manuel Belgrano bridge. The distance between Corrientes and Buenos Aires is 1,060 kilometers.

population

According to INDEC estimates, the population increased from 328,868 inhabitants (2001) to 398,844 inhabitants in 2005.

cities and communes

The Departamento Capital is divided into the two municipalities of Corrientes and Riachuelo . The following localities are located in the two communities:

-27.5 -58.8Coordinates: 27 ° 30 ′ S , 58 ° 48 ′ W