Corrientes

Corrientes
Corrientes
City
	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)
	Flag Coat of arms
	Corrientes Location of Corrientes in Argentina
	Coordinates: 27°29′S 58°49′W / 27.483°S 58.817°W
Country	Argentina
Province	Corrientes
Department	Capital
Government
• Intendant	Roberto Fabían Ríos (Front for Victory)
Area
• City	500 km2 (200 sq mi)
Elevation	52 m (171 ft)
Population (2010 census)
• Urban	346,334
Demonym(s)	Correntine; correntino/a (Spanish); taraguigua (Guarani)
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
CPA base	W3400
Dialing code	+54 379
Website	Official website

Corrientes (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈrjentes] ^ⓘ; Guaraní: Taragui, literally: "Currents") is the capital city of the province of Corrientes, Argentina, located 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 346,334 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 the biggest carnival and chamamé celebrations in the country.

The annual average temperature is 21.3 °C (70.3 °F). The annual rainfall is around 1,500 millimetres (59 in).

Transportation

Belgrano Bridge during sunset, Corrientes, Argentina.

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 (IATA: CNQ, ICAO: SARC) at coordinates 27°26′20″S 58°46′03″W / 27.43889°S 58.76750°W / -27.43889; -58.76750, 5 km (3 mi) away from the city, serves the city.

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

History

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 or 70.3 °F. The annual rainfall is around 1,500 millimetres (59 in). The Köppen climate classification subtype for this climate is Cfa (humid subtropical climate).^[1] 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.^[2] The highest temperature recorded was 43.3 °C (109.9 °F) on September 30, 2020, and the next day, the all-time record was broken again with 43.5 °C (110.3 °F). The lowest temperature ever recorded was −2.8 °C (27.0 °F) on June 15, 1979.^[3]

Climate data for Corrientes Airport (1991–2020, extremes 1962-present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	42.6 (108.7)	42.8 (109.0)	40.6 (105.1)	37.2 (99.0)	34.6 (94.3)	34.1 (93.4)	33.0 (91.4)	37.9 (100.2)	43.3 (109.9)	43.5 (110.3)	42.4 (108.3)	41.1 (106.0)	43.5 (110.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	33.0 (91.4)	32.0 (89.6)	30.5 (86.9)	27.3 (81.1)	23.4 (74.1)	21.4 (70.5)	21.2 (70.2)	23.8 (74.8)	25.8 (78.4)	28.1 (82.6)	29.7 (85.5)	31.9 (89.4)	27.3 (81.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.9 (80.4)	26.1 (79.0)	24.5 (76.1)	21.6 (70.9)	18.0 (64.4)	16.1 (61.0)	15.2 (59.4)	17.1 (62.8)	19.1 (66.4)	22.1 (71.8)	23.8 (74.8)	26.0 (78.8)	21.4 (70.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21.6 (70.9)	21.1 (70.0)	19.7 (67.5)	17.2 (63.0)	13.7 (56.7)	12.0 (53.6)	10.4 (50.7)	11.6 (52.9)	13.6 (56.5)	16.8 (62.2)	18.0 (64.4)	20.5 (68.9)	16.4 (61.5)
Record low °C (°F)	11.8 (53.2)	11.0 (51.8)	7.2 (45.0)	3.9 (39.0)	−0.4 (31.3)	−2.8 (27.0)	−2.0 (28.4)	−1.7 (28.9)	0.5 (32.9)	2.8 (37.0)	7.2 (45.0)	8.3 (46.9)	−2.8 (27.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	179.5 (7.07)	152.2 (5.99)	155.2 (6.11)	170.8 (6.72)	87.8 (3.46)	65.3 (2.57)	32.2 (1.27)	40.3 (1.59)	60.3 (2.37)	153.8 (6.06)	184.8 (7.28)	172.9 (6.81)	1,455.1 (57.29)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	9.0	8.9	8.2	9.0	8.1	7.6	5.5	5.4	7.2	10.4	9.6	9.4	98.4
Average relative humidity (%)	71.6	74.1	76.6	78.8	80.3	80.4	75.2	70.0	68.5	72.1	70.7	71.2	74.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours	288.3	240.1	232.5	201.0	195.3	162.0	195.3	204.6	189.0	217.0	267.0	279.0	2,671.1
Mean daily sunshine hours	9.3	8.5	7.5	6.7	6.3	5.4	6.3	6.6	6.3	7.0	8.9	9.0	7.3
Percent possible sunshine	66	67	61	59	60	54	57	55	54	62	65	67	61
Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional^[4]^[5]^[3]
Source 2: NOAA (percent sun 1961–1990)^[6]

Education

Sister cities

Corrientes is twinned with:

Encarnación, Paraguay^[7]
Estepa, Spain^[8]

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
Martín Ojeda (footballer, born 1997), (born 1997), 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

Gallery

Corrientes, Argentina
View of the Corrientes waterfront (Playa Arazaty)
Downtown Corrientes, Argentina
Corrientes, Argentina
Saint Sebastian Point, Corrientes, Argentina
May 25 square, Corrientes
The Provincial Ministry of the Economy
Corrientes Cathedral, Argentina
River otter and toy, Corrientes Zoo

References

^ Climate Summary for Corrientes
^ "Corrientes, Corrientes". Estadísticas meteorológicas decadiales (in Spanish). Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario. Archived from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Corrientes Aero". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. 2023. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
^ "Corrientes AERO Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
^ "Firma de convenio entre Corrientes y Encarnación". www.ellitoral.com.ar. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
^ "Corrientes y la ciudad española de Estepa celebran 30 años de hermanamiento". www.ciudaddecorrientes.gov.ar. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2022.

External links

Municipality of Corrientes – official website MCC (in Spanish)
Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
Sights (English)
Map

[1] Climate Summary for Corrientes

[ORA-2] "Corrientes, Corrientes". Estadísticas meteorológicas decadiales (in Spanish). Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario. Archived from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2015.

[SMNextremes-3] "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Corrientes Aero". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2023.

[SMNclimatenormals-4] "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved April 8, 2023.

[SMNestadisticas-5] "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. 2023. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

[NOAA-6] "Corrientes AERO Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 29, 2015.

[7] "Firma de convenio entre Corrientes y Encarnación". www.ellitoral.com.ar. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2022.

[8] "Corrientes y la ciudad española de Estepa celebran 30 años de hermanamiento". www.ciudaddecorrientes.gov.ar. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2022.

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