Corrientes Province

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Corrientes
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Capital: Corrientes
Surface:

 - Total
 share in Argentina

Rank 16 of 24

88,199 km²
3.18%

Population :

 - Total 2010
 - density

Rank 11 of 24

992,595 inhabitants
11.3 inhabitants / km²

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ISO 3166-2 code: AR-W
politics
Region : Región Noreste Argentino
Structure: 25 departments
Gobernador: Ricardo Colombi
Website of the Province of Corrientes

Corrientes ( Guaraní : Taragui ) is a province in northeast Argentina . The name comes from the Río Paraná and Río Uruguay , which border the province to the east and west and means something like "rivers".

geography

The province borders in the northeast on the province of Misiones , in the north on Paraguay , in the west on the provinces Chaco and Santa Fe , in the south on the province Entre Ríos and Uruguay and in the east on Brazil .

The province lies between the two rivers Río Paraná and Río Uruguay . In the center there is an extensive marshland, the Esteros del Iberá , which is now a nature reserve. The area is almost completely flat, with the exception of the slightly hilly northeast, which already merges into the Misiones mountains. There is typical savannah vegetation with small forest areas.

economy

The economy is dominated by livestock, agriculture and forestry.

Livestock

Because of the high temperatures and the not very nutritious pastures, especially in the north of the region, the Brangus cattle , a cross between Angus and Brahman, dominate . In the south, the conditions are similar to those of the neighboring province of Entre Ríos, where there is a greater variety of cattle breeds.

agriculture

Agriculture is one of the cornerstones of Corrientes' economy. Mainly citrus fruits, tobacco, rice, mate and cotton are grown.

forestry

Forestry plays a greater role in the center and northeast of the province.

population

Most of the population lives on the banks of the Paraná and Uruguay rivers. The provincial capital Corrientes with 350,000 inhabitants and the second largest city in the province, Goya (77,000 inhabitants) are located on Paraná . On Uruguay is the largest city of Paso de los Libres with 43,000 inhabitants. Inland, Curuzú Cuatiá and Mercedes are the largest cities with around 35,000 inhabitants each.

Administrative division

Corrientes Province - Political division and capital

The province of Corrientes is divided into 25 departments.

Department Capital Area in km² Population (2010)
Bella Vista Bella Vista 1,695 037.181
Beron de Astrada Beron de Astrada 0.804 002,461
Capital Corrientes 0.522 358.223
Concepción Concepción 5,008 021,113
Curuzú Cuatiá Curuzú Cuatiá 8,911 044,384
Empedrado Empedrado 1,958 015,109
Esquina Esquina 3,723 030.802
General Alvear General Alvear 1,954 007,926
General Paz Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Caá Catí 2,634 014,836
Goya Goya 4,678 089,959
Itatí Itatí 0.890 009,171
Ituzaingó Ituzaingó 8,613 031,150
Lavalle Lavalle 1,480 028,759
Mburucuyá Mburucuyá 0.961 009,252
Mercedes Mercedes 9,588 040,667
Monte Caseros Monte Caseros 2,287 036,338
Paso de los Libres Paso de los Libres 4,700 048,642
Saladas Saladas 1,981 022,244
San Cosme San Cosme 0.595 014,381
San Luis del Palmar San Luis del Palmar 2,551 017,590
San Martín La Cruz 6,385 013,140
San Miguel San Miguel 2,863 010,572
San Roque San Roque 2,243 018,366
Santo Tomé Santo Tomé 7,359 061,297
sauce sauce 1,760 009,032

Culture

Corrientes u. a. for its colorful carnival , which is a bit similar to the Rio de Janeiro carnival . Recently, however, the province of Entre Ríos with its carnival stronghold of Gualeguaychú has overtaken the province of Corrientes because it is closer to Buenos Aires . The Corrientes Carnival has its own character , especially due to the Chamamé music. The chamamé is a variant of the polka that has mixed with Indian elements.

climate

The climate is subtropical and humid:

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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: Servicio Metereológico Nacional (SMN) de Argentina
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Corrientes
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Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 33.5 32.1 30.6 26.2 23.5 20.1 20.9 23.1 23.9 28 29.7 32.1 O 27
Min. Temperature (° C) 21.3 20.8 19.2 16.9 13.5 10.7 10.6 11.8 12.5 15.7 18.4 19.7 O 15.9
Precipitation ( mm ) 166.1 156.9 205.9 284.6 125.2 91.8 48.5 60.3 83.0 129.7 174.8 118.8 Σ 1,645.6
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Web links

Commons : Province of Corrientes  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Corrientes Province  - Travel Guide

Coordinates: 29 ° 0 ′  S , 58 ° 0 ′  W