Map of Corrientes
Corrientes is a first-level division of Argentina. Its largest mapped city is Corrientes, with about 340,823 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Corrientes, and the tables list its 4 mapped cities along with the lakes nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 4
- Largest City
- Corrientes
- Country
- Argentina
Interactive Map of Corrientes
About Corrientes
Corrientes (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈrjentes], lit. ‘currents’ or ‘streams’; Guarani: Taragui), officially the Province of Corrientes (Spanish: Provincia de Corrientes; Guarani: Taragui Tetãmini) is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by (from the north, clockwise): Paraguay, Misiones, Brazil, Uruguay, and the provinces of Entre Rios, Santa Fe and Chaco. With an area of 88,199 km², it ranks sixteenth in territorial size among Argentina’s provinces.
From the historical perspective of the construction of the Argentine State, it is one of the oldest provinces in Argentine territory and one of the fourteen founding provinces of the Argentine Confederation.
In 2004, the Guaraní language was declared an “alternative official language,” reflecting the bilingual character that distinguishes the province.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Corrientes Province (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Corrientes in Depth
History
Before the arrival of the Spanish conquest, the Kaingang, Charrua and Guaraní lived in a big area that also covered most of the current province of Corrientes. The city of Corrientes was founded on 3 April 1588 by Juan Torres de Vera y Aragón as a mid-stop between Asunción and Buenos Aires; the city flourished thanks to the traffic from the route. Jesuits erected missions in the north of the province, where they dedicated themselves to the expansion of the faith.
In the wars of independence from Spain, Corrientes joined Artigas' Liga de los Pueblos Libres (1814–1820). The attack of Paraguayan forces on the province in 1865 marked the start of the War of the Triple Alliance.
Geography
Corrientes is surrounded by two rivers – the Uruguay River to the east, and the Paraná River to the northwest – that contour the shape of the province. The low shore of the Paraná produces frequent floodings. After a specially destructive one in 1982, a protective system has been started with the construction of barriers.
The province is for the most part a plain, with the highest points in the east. To the west, a series of descending platforms go down to the Paraná River. The Iberá Wetlands, an area of lagoons and swamps, is a vast depression from volcanic flow, covered later with fluvial and eolic sediments.
The climate is predominantly subtropical with no dry season.
Economy
Corrientes, like much of the Argentine north, has long had a relatively underdeveloped economy. Its 2006 output was estimated at US$4.2 billion (which shall be around US$6.7 billion in 2011, according to Argentina's economic growth), or, US$4,540 per capita (around US$6,600 in 2011), nearly 40% below the national average.
Agriculture is still one of the main activities in the province, adding 15% to its output. It is centred in citrus, tobacco, rice, tea, cotton and yerba mate, exported internationally. The timber industry uses 1,400 km2 of pine and eucalyptus forests.
Bovine cattle has problems standing the heat and the low quality of the grass specially in the north of the province. For that reason, the Brangus breed is the most common in the area.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Corrientes Province (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Corrientes: Key Facts
| Population | 1,212,696 (2022) |
|---|---|
| Area | 88,199 km² |
| Head of government | Gustavo Valdés |
| Highest point | Cerro Nazareno |
Facts from Wikidata Q44758 (CC0).
History of Corrientes: Empires and States
The atlas records 4 polities whose mapped territory included part of Corrientes, from The Spanish Empire in 1582 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| The Spanish Empire | 1582–1810 CE |
| Río de la Plata | 1811–1833 CE |
| Argentine Confederation | 1834–1929 CE |
| Argentine Republic | 1930–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of Corrientes
Corrientes on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in Corrientes
4 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corrientes | 340,823 | Corrientes | Admin-1 capital |
| 2 | Goya | 72,304 | Corrientes | Populated place |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 47,626 | Corrientes | Populated place |
| 4 | Mercedes | 30,649 | Corrientes | Populated place |
Largest Lakes in Corrientes
1 lake mapped. Ranked by mapped surface area. A lake on a border is listed under each country it lies in, with the area of the whole lake. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Surface Area | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laguna Iber | 311 km² | Lake |
Corrientes: Quick Answers
- Where is Corrientes?
- Corrientes is a first-level division of Argentina, in South America. Its mapped cities centre on 28.4824° S, 58.7325° W.
- What is the largest city in Corrientes?
- Corrientes is the largest city mapped in Corrientes, with a metropolitan population of about 340,823.
- How many cities are in Corrientes?
- YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in Corrientes, with a combined metropolitan population of about 491,402. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.
- What is the largest lake in Corrientes?
- The largest lake mapped in or beside Corrientes is Laguna Iber, at about 311 km².