Corrientes

E99634

city provincial capital

Corrientes is a northeastern Argentine city and provincial capital known for its location on the Paraná River, colonial architecture, and vibrant chamamé music and carnival traditions.

Aliases (1)

Corrientes Province ×4

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → provincial capital →
administrativeDivision	Capital Department →
alternateName	Ciudad de Corrientes → San Juan de Vera de las Siete Corrientes →
callingCode	+54 379 →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
connectsTo	Resistencia →
continent	South America →
country	Argentina →
culturalHeritage	Guaraní influence →
demonym	correntina → correntino →
elevation	approximately 52 metres above sea level →
founder	Alonso de Vera y Aragón →
foundingDate	1588-04-03 →
governingBody	Municipality of Corrientes →
hasAirport	Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport →
hasBridge	General Manuel Belgrano Bridge →
hasCathedral	Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, Corrientes →
heritage	Spanish colonial urban layout →
hostsEvent	Carnaval de Corrientes → National Chamamé Festival →
isCapitalOf	Corrientes Province →
isIn	Corrientes Province → Northeastern Argentina →
isSeatOf	Government of Corrientes Province →
knownFor	carnival traditions → chamamé music → colonial architecture → religious festivals →
language	Spanish →
locatedOn	left bank of the Paraná River →
locatedOnRiver	Paraná River NERFINISHED →
musicGenre	chamamé →
nearBorderWith	Paraguay →
officialName	Ciudad de Corrientes →
postalCodePrefix	W3400 →
region	Mesopotamia region of Argentina →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
riverBank	Paraná River NERFINISHED →
riverPort	Paraná River port →
timeZone	Argentina Time → UTC−03:00 →
transport	National Route 12 → National Route 5 →
urbanType	riverfront city →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mesopotamia (Argentine region) ("Corrientes Province") → Northern Argentina ("Corrientes Province") →	hasPart
Uruguay River ("Corrientes Province") →	flowsThrough
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata →	includedTerritory
Corrientes ("Corrientes Province") →	isIn
Mesopotamia (Argentine region) →	majorCity
Paraná River →	passesNear