Mercedes Department

Mercedes Department
Departamento Mercedes
Department

location of Mercedes Department in Corrientes Province
Country Argentina
Seat Mercedes
Area
  Total 9 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population
  Total 39,206 (2,001 census [INDEC])
Postal Code W3470
Area Code 03773
Coordinates 29°12′S 58°05′W / 29.200°S 58.083°W / -29.200; -58.083
Website http://www.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

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