Monte Caseros, Corrientes

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Cities and towns in Argentina Monte Caseros Province Corrientes Department Monte Caseros Population 24,671 Demonym — Location 30°15′ S 57°39′ W CPA base W3220 Phone code +54 3775 Mayor Eduardo Cornaló Party Radical Party

Monte Caseros is a city in the south-east of the province of Corrientes in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It has about 25,000 inhabitants as of the 2001 census [INDEC]. It is the head town of the department of the same name, which comprises also the municipalities of Colonia Libertad, Juan Pujol and Mocoretá.

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.

[edit] References

• Municipality of Monte Caseros - Official website.
• Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina.