Corrientes Province
Corrientes (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈrjentes], lit. ‘currents’ or ‘streams’; Guarani: Taragui), officially the Province of Corrientes (Spanish: Provincia de Corrientes; Guarani: Tetãvore Taragui) is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by (from the north, clockwise): Paraguay, the province of Misiones, Brazil, Uruguay, and the provinces of Entre Rios, Santa Fe and Chaco.
Corrientes
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Province | |
| Province of Corrientes | |
The Iberá Wetlands | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Corrientes within Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 28.66°S 57.63°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Capital | Corrientes |
| Departments | 25 |
| Municipalities | 67 |
| Official languages | Spanish, Guaraní |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Gustavo Valdés (UCR) |
| • Vice Governor | Pedro Braillard Poccard (PPC) |
| • Legislature | Senate (15) Chamber of Deputies of Corrientes (30) |
| • Deputies | 7 |
| • National Senators | Carlos Espínola (FDT) Mercedes Valenzuela (JXC) Eduardo Vischi (JXC) |
| Area Ranked 16th | |
| • Total | 88,199 km2 (34,054 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
| • Total | 1,197,553 |
| • Rank | 10th |
| • Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| Demonym | correntino |
| GDP | |
| • Total | US$ 13.0 billion |
| • Per capita | US$ 11,500 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| ISO 3166 code | AR-W |
| HDI (2021) | 0.839 very high (18th) |
| Website | www |
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