Mercedes, Corrientes facts for kids
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Mercedes
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 Mercedes
Location in Argentina
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| Country |  Argentina |
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| Province |  Corrientes |
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| Department | Mercedes | |
| Population
(2010 census)
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| • Total | 33,551 | |
| Demonym(s) | mercedeño | |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) | |
| CPA base |
W3470
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| Dialing code | +54 3773 | |
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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], 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.
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.
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.
| 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 | |||||||||||||
Sports
The city is home to the professional basketball team Club Comunicaciones (Mercedes), which plays its home games at the Estadio Cubierto Club Comunicaciones.
See also
In Spanish: Mercedes (Corrientes) para niños
