Mercedes, Corrientes

Mercedes
—  City  —
Mercedes Location of Mercedes in Argentina
Coordinates: 29°12′S 58°05′W / 29.2°S 58.083°W / -29.2; -58.083Coordinates: 29°12′S 58°05′W / 29.2°S 58.083°W / -29.2; -58.083
Country	Argentina
Province	Corrientes
Department	Mercedes
Government
- Mayor	Jorge Luis Molina (Radical Civic Union)
Population
- Total	35,244
Demonym	mercedeño
Time zone	ART (UTC-3)
CPA base	W3470
Dialing code	+54 3773

Mercedes is a city in the center of the province of Corrientes, Argentina. It is a first-class municipality with a population of about 35,000 inhabitants (2001 census [INDEC]), 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 located 275 km from the provincial capital (Corrientes), and 739 km from Buenos Aires.

Mercedes is in the middle of an important livestock-raising area and hosts large livestock expositions and fairs. It has a Historical and Fine Arts Museum, as well as a Natural History Museum with more than 1,000 animal samples. A sanctuary in memory of the Gauchito Gil (a popular religious/folkloric icon) is located 10 km away from the city.

References

In Spanish.

• Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (Spanish)
• Portal of Mercedes - Official website.
• LiveArgentina.com - Argentine portal.
• Posada de la Laguna (in English and Spanish)