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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 | |
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  Mercedes Location of Mercedes in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 29°12′S 58°05′W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Corrientes |
| Department | Mercedes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Diego Tape Caram (PJ) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Total | 33,551 |
| Demonym | mercedeño |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
| CPA base | W3470 |
| Dialing code | +54 3773 |
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.[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
The lowest temperature recorded in Mercedes was −3.0 °C (27 °F) on July 29, 2021.[3]
| Climate data for Mercedes, Corrientes | |||||||||||||
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| 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[4] | |||||||||||||
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.
- Corrientes 2010 census results
- "Escuelas secundarias en Mercedes". www.argentino.com.ar. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- @SMN_Argentina (29 July 2021). "#Récords" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Información Agrometeorológica - EEA Mercedes" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- Portal of Mercedes - Official website.
- Portal of Argentina - Argentine portal.
- - School portal.
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[de] Mercedes (Corrientes)
Mercedes ist eine Stadt im Zentrum der Provinz Corrientes in Argentinien mit etwa 33.500 Einwohnern (Stand INDEC 2010). Sie ist Hauptstadt des gleichnamigen Departamentos Mercedes.- [en] Mercedes, Corrientes
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