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Corrientes ( Guaraní: Taragüí, literally: "Currents") is the capital city of the province of Corrientes, Argentina, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, about from Buenos Aires and from Posadas, on National Route 12. It has a population of 328,689 according to the 2001 Census. It lies opposite its twin city, Resistencia, Chaco.
It 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 the biggest carnival celebrations in the country.
The annual average temperature is , with maximum and minimum averages of respectively. The annual rainfall is around .
Corrientes (chains or currents in the Spanish language) can refer to:
- Corrientes, Argentina
- Corrientes Province, including the former city
- Corriente River, in this province
- Avenida Corrientes in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico
- Carysfort, Falkland Islands, known as Cabo Corrientes in Spanish
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, two Donaldson Line ships with this name
Corrientes Station is a station on Line H of the Buenos Aires Underground that served as the line's north terminus from 2010-2015 until the next extension of the line was completed in late 2015. From here, passengers may transfer to the Pueyrredón Station on Line B.