Corrientes

Province in northern Argentina, bounded to the west by the River Paraná, to the north by the Alto Paraná River, and to the east by the River Uruguay; area 88,199 sq km/34,054 sq mi; population (1996) 795,594. The provincial capital is Corrientes, a port on the Paraná River, 40 km/25 mi below the mouth of the River Paraguay. The chief economic activities here are cattle-farming, and the cultivation of cotton, rice, tobacco, fruits, and flat timber. There is some basalt mining.

The terrain of Corrientes is generally low and marshy, interspersed with some undulating, grassy hills and forests. Rainfall in the province varies greatly by season; heavy downpours in the humid summers frequently cause flooding, while drought often threatens in winter.