Mercedes, Corrientes

Mercedes (Spanish pronunciation: [meɾˈseðes]) is a city in the center of the province of Corrientes, Argentina. It is a first-class municipality with a population of 40,667 at the 2010 census [INDEC],[1] 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, and 739 km from Buenos Aires.

Mercedes
City
Flag
Mercedes
Location of Mercedes in Argentina
Coordinates: 29°12′S 58°05′W
Country Argentina
Province Corrientes
DepartmentMercedes
Government
 • MayorJorge Luis Molina (Radical Civic Union)
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total33,551
Demonym(s)mercedeño
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
W3470
Dialing code+54 3773

The town 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.[2]

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, a popular religious and folkloric figure, 10 km from the city.

Climate
Climate data for Mercedes, Corrientes
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 32.1
(89.8)		 31.2
(88.2)		 29.0
(84.2)		 25.4
(77.7)		 22.7
(72.9)		 19.5
(67.1)		 19.6
(67.3)		 20.8
(69.4)		 22.6
(72.7)		 25.1
(77.2)		 28.0
(82.4)		 31.2
(88.2)		 25.6
(78.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.2
(79.2)		 25.3
(77.5)		 23.2
(73.8)		 19.4
(66.9)		 16.9
(62.4)		 13.8
(56.8)		 13.6
(56.5)		 14.8
(58.6)		 16.6
(61.9)		 19.5
(67.1)		 22.3
(72.1)		 24.9
(76.8)		 19.7
(67.5)
Average low °C (°F) 20.1
(68.2)		 19.7
(67.5)		 17.9
(64.2)		 14.2
(57.6)		 11.8
(53.2)		 9.2
(48.6)		 8.8
(47.8)		 9.4
(48.9)		 11.2
(52.2)		 14.0
(57.2)		 16.3
(61.3)		 18.6
(65.5)		 14.3
(57.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 131.5
(5.18)		 145.5
(5.73)		 166.5
(6.56)		 165.6
(6.52)		 91.7
(3.61)		 73.6
(2.90)		 53.9
(2.12)		 54.0
(2.13)		 86.7
(3.41)		 151.8
(5.98)		 138.3
(5.44)		 137.0
(5.39)		 1,396.1
(54.96)
Average relative humidity (%) 66 68 73 76 80 82 78 74 74 73 67 63 72.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours 274.1 239.3 231.4 223.7 194.7 164.8 179.5 197.8 213.2 241.9 276.1 288.8 2,725.3
Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria[3]

Sports

The city is home to the professional basketball team Club Comunicaciones (Mercedes), which plays its home games at the Estadio Cubierto Club Comunicaciones.

References

In Spanish.

  1. Corrientes 2010 census results
  2. "Escuelas secundarias en Mercedes". www.argentino.com.ar. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  3. "Información Agrometeorológica - EEA Mercedes" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Retrieved July 6, 2015.


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