Las Heras Depairtment
Las Heras Departamento de Las Heras | |
|---|---|
.png) location o Las Heras Depairtment in Mendoza Province | |
| Coordinates: 32°51′S 68°49′W / 32.850°S 68.817°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 | |
| 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[eedit | eedit soorce]
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[eedit | eedit soorce]
- 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[eedit | eedit soorce]
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[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Municipal Site Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Tourist Information (Spaingie)
