Corrientes Province

Corrientes Provincia de Corrientes (Spanish) Tetãvore Taragui (Guarani)
Province
Province of Corrientes
The Iberá Wetlands
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
Official languages	Spanish, Guaraní[1]
Government
• Governor	Gustavo Valdés (UCR)
• Vice Governor	Pedro Braillard Poccard (PPC)
• Legislature	Senate (15) Chamber of Deputies of Corrientes (30)
• Deputies	7
• National Senators	Carlos Espínola (FDT) Mercedes Valenzuela (JXC) Eduardo Vischi (JXC)
Area Ranked 16th
• Total	88,199 km2 (34,054 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census[2])
• Total	1,197,553
• Rank	10th
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Demonym	correntino
GDP [3]
• Total	US$ 13.0 billion
• Per capita	US$ 11,500
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
ISO 3166 code	AR-W
HDI (2021)	0.839 very high (18th)[4]
Website	www.corrientes.gov.ar

Corrientes (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈrjentes], lit. ‘currents’ or ‘streams’; Guarani: Taragui), officially the Province of Corrientes (Spanish: Provincia de Corrientes; Guarani: Tetãvore Taragui) is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by (from the north, clockwise): Paraguay, the province of Misiones, Brazil, Uruguay, and the provinces of Entre Rios, Santa Fe and Chaco.