Mercedes Department

Mercedes is a department in the center of the province of Corrientes in the north- eastern Argentina and one of 25 administrative units in the province. With 9588 km ² it is the largest area of ​​the department of the province, in which 39 206 inhabitants (2001, INDEC ) live.

The department Mercedes bordered to the north by the departments of San Roque, Concepción and Ituzaingó, on the west by the departments of San Martín de los Libres and Paso, on the south by the Departamento Curuzú Cuatiá and on the east by the department of Lavalle.

Cities and Towns

The capital of the department is also called Mercedes Mercedes. Until 1835 it bore the name Guaraní Pay Ubre.

  • Mercedes
  • Mariano I. Loza
  • Felipe Yofre
  • Naranjito

Economy

The lush pastures of the department of Mercedes promote the livestock industry. Cattle production is concentrated in the vicinity of Departamentshauptstadt Mercedes, where there is also a cold storage for the meat. There are also tanneries and a thriving leather crafts.

In the south of the department of Mercedes lime is obtained. Mercedes provides a large part of the material for road construction Corrientes province.

Bella Vista | Berón de Astrada | Capital | Concepcion | Curuzú Cuatiá | Empedrado | Esquina | General Alvear | General Paz | Goya | Itatí | Ituzaingó | Lavalle | Mburucuyá | Mercedes | Monte Caseros | Paso de los Libres | saladas | San Cosme | San Luis del Palmar | San Martin | San Miguel | San Roque | Santo Tomé | sauce

  • Department ( Corrientes )
Mercedes (Corrientes) National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina San Roque Department Paso de los Libres Department Lavalle Department, Corrientes Bella Vista Department Capital Department, Corrientes Empedrado Department Esquina Department General Alvear Department, Corrientes General Paz Department Goya Department Monte Caseros Department Saladas Department San Cosme Department San Luis del Palmar Department San Miguel Department, Corrientes Sauce Department
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