Mercedes Department

Mercedes Department is a department of Corrientes Province in Argentina.

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 39,206 inhabitants in an area of 9588 sqkm, and its capital city is Mercedes, which is located around 700 km from Buenos Aires.

It is the site of the Battle of Caaguazú during the Argentine Civil War in 1841.

Settlements

 * Felipe Yofré
 * Mariano I. Loza
 * Mercedes