Corrientes

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| name = Corrientes | native_name = | native_name_lang = es | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = {{photomontage | photo1a = Puente_General_Manuel_Belgrano.jpg | photo1b = Abre_alas_y_Frente_de_Comparsa_CB.jpg | photo2a =Panorámica_Ciudad_de_Corrientes.jpg | photo3a = Convento de San Francisco - Corrientes.JPG | photo3b = Casa_de_Gobierno_1.jpg | size = 300 | color = white | border = 0 | image_caption = Above: Panorama view of Manuel Belgano Bridge, Corrientes Carnival on every February **Middle:**The city of Corrientes with the General Belgano Bridge in the background Bottom: Corrientes Carthedral, Corrientes City Hall (All items were left to right) | image_shield = Escudo de la Ciudad de Corrientes.svg | shield_alt = | image_flag = Flag of Ciudad de Corrientes.svg | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Capital Corrientes.PNG | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Argentina | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Corrientes in Argentina | coordinates = | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Argentina | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Corrientes | subdivision_type2 = Department | subdivision_name2 = Capital | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = Front for Victory | leader_title = Intendant | leader_name = Roberto Fabían Ríos | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 500 | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 52 | population_footnotes = | population_urban = 346,334 | population_metro = | population_as_of = 2010 census | population_est = | population_est_as_of = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = correntino/a (Spanish) taraguigua (Guarani) | population_note = | timezone1 = ART | utc_offset1 = −3 | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = CPA base | postal_code = W3400 | area_code_type = Dialing code | area_code = +54 379 | website = Official website | footnotes = Corrientes (; Guaraní: Taragui, literally: "Currents") is the capital city of the province of Corrientes, Argentina, on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, about 1000 km from Buenos Aires and 300 km from Posadas, on National Route 12. It has a population of 346,334 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. The annual rainfall is around 1500 mm.

Transportation

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Located in the Argentine Littoral, near the Argentina–Paraguay border, the General Belgrano Bridge crosses the Paraná River which serves as the natural border with the neighbouring Chaco Province. On the other side of the bridge is Resistencia, capital of Chaco. To the west and up the Paraná, between Paraguay and Argentina, lies the Yaciretá dam, one of the largest hydroelectric power generators in the world.

The Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport at coordinates , 5 km away from the city, serves the city.

The Ferrocarril Económico Correntino narrow gauge railway line to Mburucuyá operated from 1912 until 1927.

History

| align = left | direction = horizontal | image1 = Planta da cidade de Corrientes.jpg | width1 = 160 | image2 = IglesiaSanFrancisco00.JPG | width2 = 135 | footer = Plan of the city of Corrientes in June 1867 (left) and the church and convent of Saint Francis (right), in Corrientes, built in 1607.

Sebastian Cabot established in 1527 the Sancti Spiritu fort upstream of the Paraná River, and in 1536 Pedro de Mendoza reached further north into the basin of the river, searching for the Sierras of Silver.

Juan Torres de Vera y Aragón founded the city on April 3, 1588, and named it as San Juan de Vera de las Siete Corrientes ("Saint John of Vera of the Seven Currents"), which was later shortened to Corrientes. The "seven currents" refer to the seven peninsulas on the shore of the river at this place, that produced wild currents that made difficult the navigation of the river through this part.

Nevertheless, its position between Asunción - in present Paraguay - and Buenos Aires made it an important middle point, especially because of its 55-metre-high lands that prevent flooding when the water level rises.

In 1615 Jesuits settled near the Uruguay River. In 1807 the city resisted the British invasions. During the Argentine War of Independence it was in permanent conflict with the centralist government of Buenos Aires, but the Paraguayan War united them after the city was attacked by Paraguayan forces in 1865.

Climate

The annual average temperature is 21.3 °C. The annual rainfall is around 1500 mm. The Köppen climate classification subtype for this climate is Cfa (humid subtropical climate). Frosts are rare; with the dates of the first and last frost being July 5 and July 12 respectively, indicating that most of the year is frost-free. The highest temperature recorded was 43.3 C on September 30, 2020, and the next day, the all-time record was broken again with 43.5 C. The lowest temperature ever recorded was -2.8 C on June 15, 1979. |width = auto |location = Corrientes Airport (1991–2020, extremes 1962-present) |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan record high C = 42.6 |Feb record high C = 42.8 |Mar record high C = 41.4 |Apr record high C = 37.2 |May record high C = 34.6 |Jun record high C = 34.1 |Jul record high C = 33.0 |Aug record high C = 37.9 |Sep record high C = 43.3 |Oct record high C = 43.5 |Nov record high C = 42.4 |Dec record high C = 41.1 |year record high C = 43.5 |Jan high C = 33.0 |Feb high C = 32.0 |Mar high C = 30.5 |Apr high C = 27.3 |May high C = 23.4 |Jun high C = 21.4 |Jul high C = 21.2 |Aug high C = 23.8 |Sep high C = 25.8 |Oct high C = 28.1 |Nov high C = 29.7 |Dec high C = 31.9 |year high C = 27.3 |Jan mean C = 26.9 |Feb mean C = 26.1 |Mar mean C = 24.5 |Apr mean C = 21.6 |May mean C = 18.0 |Jun mean C = 16.1 |Jul mean C = 15.2 |Aug mean C = 17.1 |Sep mean C = 19.1 |Oct mean C = 22.1 |Nov mean C = 23.8 |Dec mean C = 26.0 |year mean C = 21.4 |Jan low C = 21.6 |Feb low C = 21.1 |Mar low C = 19.7 |Apr low C = 17.2 |May low C = 13.7 |Jun low C = 12.0 |Jul low C = 10.4 |Aug low C = 11.6 |Sep low C = 13.6 |Oct low C = 16.8 |Nov low C = 18.0 |Dec low C = 20.5 |year low C = 16.4 |Jan record low C = 11.8 |Feb record low C = 11.0 |Mar record low C = 7.2 |Apr record low C = 3.9 |May record low C = -0.4 |Jun record low C = -2.8 |Jul record low C = -2.0 |Aug record low C = -1.7 |Sep record low C = 0.5 |Oct record low C = 2.8 |Nov record low C = 7.2 |Dec record low C = 8.3 |year record low C = -2.8 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 179.5 |Feb precipitation mm = 152.2 |Mar precipitation mm = 155.2 |Apr precipitation mm = 170.8 |May precipitation mm = 87.8 |Jun precipitation mm = 65.3 |Jul precipitation mm = 32.2 |Aug precipitation mm = 40.3 |Sep precipitation mm = 60.3 |Oct precipitation mm = 153.8 |Nov precipitation mm = 184.8 |Dec precipitation mm = 172.9 |year precipitation mm = 1455.1 |Jan humidity = 71.6 |Feb humidity = 74.1 |Mar humidity = 76.6 |Apr humidity = 78.8 |May humidity = 80.3 |Jun humidity = 80.4 |Jul humidity = 75.2 |Aug humidity = 70.0 |Sep humidity = 68.5 |Oct humidity = 72.1 |Nov humidity = 70.7 |Dec humidity = 71.2 |year humidity = 74.1 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 9.0 |Feb precipitation days = 8.9 |Mar precipitation days = 8.2 |Apr precipitation days = 9.0 |May precipitation days = 8.1 |Jun precipitation days = 7.6 |Jul precipitation days = 5.5 |Aug precipitation days = 5.4 |Sep precipitation days = 7.2 |Oct precipitation days = 10.4 |Nov precipitation days = 9.6 |Dec precipitation days = 9.4 |year precipitation days = 98.4 |Jan sun = 288.3 |Feb sun = 240.1 |Mar sun = 232.5 |Apr sun = 201.0 |May sun = 195.3 |Jun sun = 162.0 |Jul sun = 195.3 |Aug sun = 204.6 |Sep sun = 189.0 |Oct sun = 217.0 |Nov sun = 267.0 |Dec sun = 279.0 |year sun = 2671.1 |Jand sun = 9.3 |Febd sun = 8.5 |Mard sun = 7.5 |Aprd sun = 6.7 |Mayd sun = 6.3 |Jund sun = 5.4 |Juld sun = 6.3 |Augd sun = 6.6 |Sepd sun = 6.3 |Octd sun = 7.0 |Novd sun = 8.9 |Decd sun = 9.0 |yeard sun = 7.3 |Jan percentsun = 66 |Feb percentsun = 67 |Mar percentsun = 61 |Apr percentsun = 59 |May percentsun = 60 |Jun percentsun = 54 |Jul percentsun = 57 |Aug percentsun = 55 |Sep percentsun = 54 |Oct percentsun = 62 |Nov percentsun = 65 |Dec percentsun = 67 |year percentsun = 61 |source 1 = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional{{cite web | url = https://ssl.smn.gob.ar/dpd/observaciones/estadisticas_normales_9120.zip | title = Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020 | publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional | language = es | access-date = 8 April 2023 | archive-date = March 3, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230303032103/https://ssl.smn.gob.ar/dpd/observaciones/estadisticas_normales_9120.zip | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230708235600/http://repositorio.smn.gob.ar/bitstream/handle/20.500.12160/2506/estad%C3%ADsticas_climatol%C3%B3gicas_normales_1991-2020.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y | archive-date = 8 July 2023 | url = http://repositorio.smn.gob.ar/handle/20.500.12160/2506 | title = Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020 | publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional | language = es | access-date = 31 July 2023 | year = 2023}}{{cite web | url = https://www.smn.gob.ar/estadisticas | title = Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Corrientes Aero | work = Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo | publisher = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional | language = es | access-date = 8 April 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170904022616/https://www2.smn.gob.ar/caracterizaci%C3%B3n-estad%C3%ADsticas-de-largo-plazo | archive-date = September 4, 2017 | url-status = dead |source 2 = NOAA (percent sun 1961–1990) | url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REGIII/AG/87166.TXT | title = Corrientes AERO Climate Normals 1961–1990 | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201121060347/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REGIII/AG/87166.TXT | archive-date = 2020-11-21 | url-status = dead | access-date = March 29, 2015}} |date=August 2012

Education

Sister cities

Corrientes is twinned with:

In fiction

The Graham Greene spy novel The Honorary Consul (1973) takes place in Corrientes.

Sports

The city's main football teams are the: Huracán Corrientes, Boca Unidos, and Deportivo Mandiyú.

Notable people

Gallery

File:Norte_de_la_Ciudad_de_Corrientes.jpg|Corrientes, Argentina File:Vista_aérea_hacia_la_Playa_Arazaty.jpg|View of the Corrientes waterfront (Playa Arazaty) File:Conjunto_Urbano_Plaza_25_de_Mayo_08.JPG|Downtown Corrientes, Argentina File:Corrientes_Montage.jpg|Corrientes, Argentina File:Punta_San_Sebastía.jpg|Saint Sebastian Point, Corrientes, Argentina File:Plaza 25 de mayo Corrientes.jpeg|May 25 square, Corrientes File:Palacio San Martín Corrientes.jpeg|The Provincial Ministry of the Economy File:Iglesia_Catedral,_Corrientes.jpg|Corrientes Cathedral, Argentina File:Lontra longicaudis 4.jpeg|River otter and toy, Corrientes Zoo

References

References

  1. [http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=66178&cityname=Corrientes%2C+Argentina&units= Climate Summary for Corrientes]
  2. "Corrientes, Corrientes". Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario.
  3. "Firma de convenio entre Corrientes y Encarnación".
  4. "Corrientes y la ciudad española de Estepa celebran 30 años de hermanamiento".

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