Las Heras Depairtment

Las Heras Departamento de Las Heras
Depairtment
location o Las Heras Depairtment in Mendoza Province
Coordinates: 32°51′S 68°49′W
Kintra	Argentinae
Established	31 Januar 1871
Foondit bi	?
Seat	Las Heras
Govrenment
• Mayor	Rubén Miranda, PJ
Area
• Total	8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population
• Total	182,962 (2,001 census [INDEC])
Demonym(s)	lasherino/na
Postal Code	M5539
IFAM	MZA006
Aurie Code	0261
Patron saunt	?
Website	http://www.lasheras-mendoza.gov.ar/

Las Heras is a depairtment locatit in the north wast o Mendoza Province in Argentinae.

The provincial subdiveesion haes a population o aboot 183,000 inhabitants in a aurie o 8,955km², an its caipital ceety is Las Heras, which is locatit aroond 1,095km frae Capital Federal. The province's internaitional airport, Govrenor Francisco Gabrielli Internaitional Airport is locatit athin this subdiveesion.

Name

The Partido an its capital are namit efter General Juan Gregorio de las Heras (1780-1866), a militar leader durin the Argentine War o Unthirldom.

Destricts

• Cieneguita
• El Algarrobal
• El Borbollón
• El Challao
• El Pastal
• El Plumerillo
• El Resguardo
• El Zapallar
• Las Cuevas
• Las Heras
• Panquehua
• Punta de Vacas
• Uspallata

Geografie

The muntains o the Andes act as a natural border atween Argentinae an Chile, the muntain range forms hintle o the wastren pairt o the depairtment o Las heras.

Aconcagua is locatit in Las Heras Depairtment, at 6,962 metres abuin sea level it haulds mony records, includin:

• The heichest muntain in Sooth Americae.
• The heichest muntain in aw o the Americas.
• The heichest muntain in the Soothren Hemisphere.
• The heichest muntain ootside o the continent o Asie.

The fowk o Las Heras are proud tae hae such an important muntain in their depairtment, an as ane o the Seiven Summits it brings a great nummer o muntaineers an sichtseers tae the region.

Freemit airtins

The Inca Brig tae the wast o the Las Heras Depairtment

• Municipal Site Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Tourist Information (Spaingie)