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Corrientes ( ; , ) is the capital city of the province of Corrientes, Argentina, on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, about from Buenos Aires and from Posadas, on National Route 12. It has a population of 346,334 according to the 2010 Census. It lies opposite its twin city, Resistencia, Chaco. Corrientes has a mix of colonial and modern architecture, several churches and a number of lapacho, ceibo, jacaranda and orange trees. It is also home to one of Argentina's biggest carnival and chamamé celebrations. The annual average temperature is . The annual rainfall is around .
Corrientes ( ; , ) is the capital city of the province of Corrientes, Argentina, on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, about from Buenos Aires and from Posadas, on National Route 12. It has a population of 346,334 according to the 2010 Census. It lies opposite its twin city, Resistencia, Chaco. Corrientes has a mix of colonial and modern architecture, several churches and a number of lapacho, ceibo, jacaranda and orange trees. It is also home to one of Argentina's biggest carnival and chamamé celebrations. The annual average temperature is . The annual rainfall is around . ==Sister cities== Corrientes is twinned with: Encarnación, Paraguay Estepa, Spain ==Sports== The city's main football teams are the: Huracán Corrientes, Boca Unidos, and Deportivo Mandiyú. ==Notable people== Augusto Aguirre, (born 19991), footballer José Ruiz Aragón, (born 1987), politician Aldo Araujo, (born 1992), footballer Rafael Barrios, (born 1993), footballer Jonathan Benítez, (born 1991), footballer Alejandro Bentos, (born 1978), footballer José Bilibio, (born 1975), Armenian footballer Sebastián Crismanich, (born 1986), Olympic taekwondo athlete Héctor Echagüe, (born 1988), footballer Héctor Echavarría, (born 1969), martial artist and actor Carlos Espínola, (born 1971), windsurfer and politician Silvio Fogel, (1949–2016), footballer Guillermo Franco, (born 1976), Argentine-Mexican footballer Ramona Galarza, (1940–2020), singer Juan Garat, (born 1973), tennis player Luciano Gómez, (born 1996), footballer Antonio Gonzaga, (born 1875), cook and author Ricardo González, (born 1969), golfer Marcelo Herrera, (born 1998), footballer Martina Iñíguez, (born 1939), writer Angelo Ibarra, (born 1999), footballer Leonardo Jara, (born 1991), footballer Manuel Lagraña, (1821–1882), politician May Simón Lifschitz, Danish-Argentinian actress Joaquín Madariaga, (1799–1848), politician Leonardo Mayer, (born 1987), tennis player Alberto Márcico, (born 1960), footballer and manager Júnior Mendieta, (born 1993), footballer Héctor Morales, (born 1989), footballer Yiya Murano, (1930–2014), serial killer Carlos Muzzio, (born 1984), rugby union player Hilario Navarro, (born 1980), footballer Marcelo Ortiz, (born 1994), footballer Teresa Parodi, (born 1947), singer and songwriter Fabián Ponce, (born 1971), footballer and manager Ramón Héctor Ponce, (1948–2019), footballer Gabriel Ramírez, (born 1995), footballer Pedro Braillard Poccard, (born 1954), politician and lawyer Gonzalo Rovira, (born 1988), footballer Nancy Sand, (born 1964), politician Raúl Scalabrini Ortiz, (1898–1959), writer, journalist, essayist, poet Juan Pablo Segovia, (born 1989), footballer Edgardo Simón, (born 1974), cyclist Gustavo Valdés, (born 1968), politician Julián Velázquez, (born 1990), footballer Agustín Velotti, (born 1992), tennis player Isabel Viudes, (born 1944), politician File:Norte_de_la_Ciudad_de_Corrientes.jpg|Corrientes, Argentina File:Vista_aérea_hacia_la_Playa_Arazaty.jpg|View of the Corrientes waterfront (Playa Arazaty) File:Conjunto_Urbano_Plaza_25_de_Mayo_08.JPG|Downtown Corrientes, Argentina File:Corrientes_Montage.jpg|Corrientes, Argentina File:Punta_San_Sebastía.jpg|Saint Sebastian Point, Corrientes, Argentina File:Plaza 25 de mayo Corrientes.jpeg|May 25 square, Corrientes File:Palacio San Martín Corrientes.jpeg|The Provincial Ministry of the Economy File:Iglesia_Catedral,_Corrientes.jpg|Corrientes Cathedral, Argentina File:Lontra longicaudis 4.jpeg|River otter and toy, Corrientes Zoo
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