Monte Caseros, Corrientes Explained

Monte Caseros
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Argentina
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Monte Caseros in Argentina
Coordinates:-30.25°N -96°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Argentina
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Monte Caseros
Leader Party:Partido Justicialista
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Eduardo Leonel Galantini
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:23,470
Population As Of:2010 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:ART
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:CPA base
Postal Code:W3220
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:+54 3775

Monte Caseros is a city in the south-east of the province of Corrientes in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It has about 37,000 inhabitants as of the . It is the head town of the department of the same name, which comprises also the municipalities of Colonia Libertad, Juan Pujol and Mocoretá.

Geography

The city lies on the west bank of the Uruguay River, opposite Bella Unión, Uruguay, about 440 km east-southeast of the provincial capital (Corrientes) and 640 km north of Buenos Aires.

Climate

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