General Alvear Depairtment, Mendoza
General Alvear Departamento General Alvear | |
|---|---|
.png) location o Departamento General Alvear in Mendoza Province | |
| Coordinates: 34°58′S 67°42′W / 34.967°S 67.700°W | |
| Kintra | Argentinae |
| Established | 12 August 1912 |
| Foondit bi | ? |
| Seat | General Alvear |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Juan Carlod de Paolo, PJ |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 44,147 (2,001 census [INDEC]) |
| Demonym(s) | alvearense |
| Postal Code | M5620 |
| IFAM | |
| Aurie Code | 02625 |
| Patron saunt | San José Obrero |
| Website | http://www.generalalvearmza.gov.ar |
General Alvear is a depairtment locatit in the sooth-east o Mendoza Province in Argentinae.
The provincial subdiveesion haes a population o aboot 44,000 indwallers in a aurie o 14,448 km², an its caipital ceety is General Alvear, which is locatit aroond 900 km frae Buenos Aires.
The Ceety o General Alvear is hame tae a campus o Universidad Nacional de Cuyo.
The partido an its agricultural land are irrigatit bi the Rivers Diamante an Atuel.
Name[eedit | eedit soorce]
The depairtment an its heid toun are namit efter General Carlos María de Alvear (1789-1852) a hero o the Argentine War o Unthirldom.
History[eedit | eedit soorce]
- 1879, The laund nou formin Departamento General Alvear is conquered in the 2nt desert campaign.
- 1884, The land are purchased bi Diego de Alvear, son o General Carlos María de Alvear.
- 1912, The Departamento wis offeecially creatit on 12 August an the Sarmiento Railroad arrivit in the ceety o General Alvear.
Destricts[eedit | eedit soorce]
Smawer dounsets[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Canalejas
- Carmensa
- Cochicó
- Colonia Alvear Oeste
- Corral de Lorca
- El Ceibo
- El Juncalito
- La Escandinava
- La Mora
- Línea de Poste
- Los Compartos
- Ovejería
- Poste de Hierro
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
- My Alvear Archived 2006-11-07 at the Wayback Machine (Spaingie)
- Municipal steid Archived 2006-11-03 at the Wayback Machine (Spaingie)
- Alvear Mendoza Archived 2007-04-03 at the Wayback Machine (Spaingie)
- Tourist Steid (Spaingie)
- Information aboot General Alvear Archived 2007-07-04 at the Wayback Machine (Spaingie)
- General Alvear Civil Defence Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (Spaingie)
- Universidad nacional de Cuyo Archived 2006-10-11 at the Wayback Machine (Spaingie)
