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Corrientes

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Corrientes is the capital of the province of Corrientes, Argentina, on the eastern shore of the Parana River, about 1,000 kilometers from Buenos Aires. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
430,170 1
Founding Year
1588 1
Climate Zone
Temperate 2
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 3
Sources
1. Corrientes (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
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population 430,170 (2022)
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2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -27.25, -58.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -27.25, -58.75
-27.25 -58.75 Cfa
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3. GeoNames: Corrientes - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3435217, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
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-27.46784 -58.8344 P PPLA AR 06 18021 346334 63 America/Argentina/Cordoba
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Corrientes (Wikipedia)
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    Corrientes (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈrjentes] ; Guarani: Taragui, lit. 'Currents') is the capital city of the province of Corrientes, Argentina, on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, about 1,000 km (621 mi) from Buenos Aires and 300 km (186 mi) from Posadas, on National Route 12.
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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