Corrientes

Corrientes (; , ) is the capital city of the province of Corrientes, Argentina, on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, about from Buenos Aires and 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 . The annual rainfall is around .

Transportation

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 , away from the city, serves the city.

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

History

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 . The annual rainfall is around . The Köppen climate classification subtype for this climate is Cfa (humid subtropical climate).Climate Summary for Corrientes 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 on September 30, 2020, and the next day, the all-time record was broken again with . The lowest temperature ever recorded was on June 15, 1979.

Education National University of the Northeast University of Cuenca del Plata

Sister cities

Corrientes is twinned with:

Encarnación, Paraguay Estepa, Spain

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

Augusto Aguirre, (born 1999), footballer José Ruiz Aragón, (born 1987), politician Aldo Araujo, (born 1992), footballer Rafael Barrios, (born 1993), footballer Jonathan Benítez, (born 1991), footballer Alejandro Bentos, (born 1978), footballer José Bilibio, (born 1975), Armenian footballer Sebastián Crismanich, (born 1986), Olympic taekwondo athlete Héctor Echagüe, (born 1988), footballer Héctor Echavarría, (born 1969), martial artist and actor Carlos Espínola, (born 1971), windsurfer and politician Silvio Fogel, (1949–2016), footballer Guillermo Franco, (born 1976), Argentine-Mexican footballer Ramona Galarza, (1940–2020), singer Juan Garat, (born 1973), tennis player Luciano Gómez, (born 1996), footballer Antonio Gonzaga, (born 1875), cook and author Ricardo González, (born 1969), golfer Marcelo Herrera, (born 1998), footballer Martina Iñíguez, (born 1939), writer Angelo Ibarra, (born 1999), footballer Leonardo Jara, (born 1991), footballer Manuel Lagraña, (1821–1882), politician May Simón Lifschitz, Danish-Argentinian actress

Joaquín Madariaga, (1799–1848), politician Leonardo Mayer, (born 1987), tennis player Alberto Márcico, (born 1960), footballer and manager Júnior Mendieta, (born 1993), footballer Héctor Morales, (born 1989), footballer Yiya Murano, (1930–2014), serial killer Carlos Muzzio, (born 1984), rugby union player Hilario Navarro, (born 1980), footballer Marcelo Ortiz, (born 1994), footballer Teresa Parodi, (born 1947), singer and songwriter Fabián Ponce, (born 1971), footballer and manager Ramón Héctor Ponce, (1948–2019), footballer Gabriel Ramírez, (born 1995), footballer Pedro Braillard Poccard, (born 1954), politician and lawyer Gonzalo Rovira, (born 1988), footballer Nancy Sand, (born 1964), politician Raúl Scalabrini Ortiz, (1898–1959), writer, journalist, essayist, poet Juan Pablo Segovia, (born 1989), footballer Edgardo Simón, (born 1974), cyclist Gustavo Valdés, (born 1968), politician Julián Velázquez, (born 1990), footballer Agustín Velotti, (born 1992), tennis player Isabel Viudes, (born 1944), politician

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