Corrientes Province

Corrientes Taragüí (Guaraní)
Province
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Corrientes within Argentina
Coordinates: 28°40′S 57°38′W / 28.66°S 57.63°W / -28.66; -57.63
Country	Argentina
Capital	Corrientes
Departments	25
Municipalities	67
Government
• Governor	Gustavo Valdés (UCR)
• Deputies	7
• Senators	3
Area Ranked 16th
• Total	88.199 km2 (34.054 sq mi)
Population  (2010[1])
• Total	993.338 (Ranked 11th)
• Density	11.3/km2 (29/sq mi)
Demonym	correntino
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 code	AR-W
Website	www.corrientes.gov.ar

Corrientes is a province in northeast Argentina. The Yacyretá Dam is in the northeast of the province. It is one of the largest hydroelectric dams in the world. Also in the province are the Iberá Wetlands and the Mburucuyá National Park.

On 28 September 2004, Guaraní became an official language of Corrientes, alongside Spanish. It is the only Argentine Province with an official language other than Spanish.

Agriculture is one of the main activities in the province. Crops include citrus, tobacco, rice, tea, cotton and yerba mate.

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