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Corrientes
Corrientes, Argentina · South America
About Corrientes
Corrientes sits on the route: 20 minutes from Barranqueras.
Corrientes is in Argentina, with about 350,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Barranqueras, about 10 km away.
Corrientes (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈrjentes] ; Guarani: Taragui, lit. 'Currents') is the capital city of the province of Corrientes, Argentina, on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, about 1,000 km (621 mi) from Buenos Aires and 300 km (186 mi) from Posadas, on National Route 12. It has a population of 346,334Read more
according to the 2010 Census. It lies opposite its twin city, Resistencia, Chaco.
Corrientes has a mix of colonial and modern architecture, several churches and a number of lapacho, ceibo, jacaranda and orange trees. It is also home to one of Argentina's biggest carnival and chamamé celebrations.
The annual average temperature is 21.3 °C (70.3 °F). The annual rainfall is around 1,500 millimetres (59 in).
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Corrientes is in Corrientes, Argentina, about 10 km from Barranqueras.
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- Population
- 346,334
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Argentina
- Region
- Corrientes
- Timezone
- America/Argentina/Cordoba
- Coordinates
- -27.4678, -58.8344
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