Santa Lucía, Corrientes

Santa Lucía is a city in the province of Corrientes, Argentina. It has 11,589 inhabitants as per the 2010 census [INDEC]. It lies on the western shore of the Santa Lucía River, between this river and the nearby Paraná, about 20 km northeast from the city of Goya and 170 km south from the provincial capital Corrientes.

Santa Lucía
Coat of arms
Santa Lucía
Location of Santa Lucía in Argentina
Coordinates: 28°59′S 59°6′W
Country Argentina
Province Corrientes
DepartmentLavalle
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2010 census)
  Total11,589
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
W3440
Dialing code+54 3777

The city hosts a National Horticulture Festival every year during the first half of November.

Indigenous languages

The following language names are reported by Čestmír Loukotka (1968) as extinct unclassified languages of the Santa Lucía Mission.[1]

  • Casota language
  • Culaycha language
  • Emischata language
  • Supeselb language
  • Taguaylen language

References

  1. Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.


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