Country Argentina Postal Code W3470 Capital Mercedes Area code 03773 | Seat Mercedes Area 9,588 km² Province Corrientes Province | |
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Team Club Comunicaciones (Mercedes) | ||
Mercedes Department is a department of Corrientes Province in Argentina.
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Map of Mercedes Department, Corrientes Province, 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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Mercedes Department Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA