General Alvear Depairtment, Mendoza
General Alvear is a depairtment locatit in the sooth-east o Mendoza Province in Argentinae.
General Alvear Departamento General Alvear | |
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.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 |
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
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
- 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
Smawer dounsets eedit
- 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
- 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)