General Alvear Depairtment, Mendoza

General Alvear is a depairtment locatit in the sooth-east o Mendoza Province in Argentinae.

General Alvear Departamento General Alvear
Depairtment
location o Departamento General Alvear in Mendoza Province
Coordinates: 34°58′S 67°42′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	MZA001
Aurie Code	02625
Patron saunt	San José Obrero
Website	http://www.generalalvearmza.gov.ar

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

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

• 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

• Bowen
• General Alvear
• San Pedro del Atuel

Smawer dounsets

• 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

• 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)