Mercedes Department

Department in Argentina
Mercedes Department
Departamento Mercedes
Department
location of Mercedes Department in Corrientes Province
location of Mercedes Department in Corrientes Province
Coordinates: 29°12′S 58°05′W / 29.200°S 58.083°W / -29.200; -58.083
CountryArgentina
SeatMercedes
Area
 • Total9,588 km2 (3,702 sq mi)
Population
 (2001 census [INDEC])
 • Total39,206
 • Density4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
Postal Code
W3470
Area Code03773
Websitewww.mercedescorrientes.gov.ar

Mercedes Department is a department of Corrientes Province in Argentina.

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 39,206 inhabitants in an area of 9,588 square kilometres (3,702 sq mi), and its capital city is Mercedes, which is located around 700 kilometres (435 mi) from Buenos Aires.

It is the site of the Battle of Caaguazú during the Argentine Civil War in 1841.

Settlements

  • Felipe Yofré
  • Mariano I. Loza
  • Mercedes
  • Mercedes website (in Spanish)


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