Mercedes () is a city in the center of the . It is a first-class
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
with a population of 40,667 at the , and the head town of the department of the same name, which also includes the towns of Felipe Yofre and Mariano I. Loza. It is 275 km from the provincial capital,
Corrientes
Corrientes (; Guaraní language, Guaraní: Taragüí, literally: "Currents") is the capital city of the Provinces of Argentina, province of Corrientes Province, Corrientes, Argentina, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, about from ...
, and 739 km from
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
.
The town, founded in 1829, is served by several grade schools, including Escuela Normal Manuel Florencio Mantilla, Colegio San Carlos, Escuela Agrotécnica Eulogio Cruz Cabral, Escuela Comercial Nocturna Ejército Argentino, and Instituto Popular de Mercedes Manuel López Rodríguez.
Mercedes is in the middle of an important livestock-raising area and hosts large livestock exhibitions and fairs. It has a Historical and Fine Arts Museum, as well as a Natural History Museum with more than 1,000 animal samples. There is a sanctuary in memory of the
Gauchito Gil
The Gauchito Gil (literally "Little Gaucho Gil") is a Folk religion, folk religious figure of Argentina's popular culture. Allegedly born in the area of Pay Ubre, nowadays Mercedes, Corrientes, Mercedes, Corrientes Province, Corrientes, possibly ...
, a popular religious and folkloric figure, 10 km from the city.
Climate
The lowest temperature recorded in Mercedes was on July 29, 2021.
Sports
The city is home to the professional basketball team
Club Comunicaciones (Mercedes)
Club Comunicaciones (Mercedes) is an Argentine sports club located in Mercedes, Corrientes. It is best known for its basketball team, which currently plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquet
The Liga Nacional de Básquet (abbreviated LNB, and lit ...
, which plays its home games at the
Estadio Cubierto Club Comunicaciones.
References
''In Spanish.''
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Portal of Mercedes- Official website.
Portal of Argentina- Argentine portal.
- School portal.
Populated places in Corrientes Province
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