Mendoza Province
The Province o Mendoza (Spaingie pronunciation: [menˈdosa]) is a province o Argentinae, locatit in the wastren central pairt o the kintra in the Cuyo region. It borders tae the north wi San Juan, the sooth wi La Pampa an Neuquén, the east wi San Luis, an tae the wast wi the republic o Chile; the internaitional limit is marked bi the Andes muntain range. Its caipital ceety is the homonymous ceety o Mendoza.
Mendoza | |
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 Banner  Coat airms | |
 Location o Mendoza athin Argentinae | |
| Kintra | Argentinae |
| Caipital | Mendoza |
| Depairtments | 18 |
| Destricts | 205 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Rodolfo Suárez |
| • Deputies | 10 |
| • Senators | 3 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 148827 km2 (57,462 sq mi) |
| Population (2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 1,738,929 |
| • Rank | 5t |
| • Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | mendocino |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| ISO 3166 code | AR-M |
| Website | www |
Coverin an aurie o 148.827 km², it is the seivent biggest province o Argentinae wi 5.35% o the kintra's total surface. The population for 2010 is 1.741.610 inhabitants, which maks it the fift lairgest populatit province o the kintra, or 4.35% o the total naitional population.
Poleetical diveesion
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The province is dividit intae 18 local govrenment auries cried depairtments (Spainyie: departamentos). Each is dividit intae ane or mair destricts, an haes an Executive Depairtment (led bi a mayor or intendente) an a Deliberative Depairtment (legislatur) tae run local services. The mayor is electit bi a simple majority o the popular vote ivery fower year, while hauf o the Deliberative body is renewed ivery twa year (re-election is alloued in baith cases). The depairtments can mak regulations in accordance wi the provincial constitution an the Organic Law o Municipalities, but financially canna levy taxes, but anerlie chairge for services. The maist populous ceeties athin a depairtment mey hae citizens' committees appointit bi the municipal govrenment tae perform certain functions.[2]
- Caipital Depairtment (Mendoza) - Caipital
- General Alvear Depairtment (General Alvear)
- Godoy Cruz Depairtment (Godoy Cruz)
- Guaymallén Depairtment (Villa Nueva)
- Junín Depairtment (Junín)
- La Paz Depairtment (La Paz)
- Las Heras Depairtment (Las Heras)
- Lavalle Depairtment (Villa Tulumaya)
- Luján de Cuyo Depairtment (Luján de Cuyo)
- Maipú Depairtment (Maipú)
- Malargüe Depairtment (Malargüe)
- Rivadavia Depairtment (Rivadavia)
- San Carlos Depairtment (San Carlos)
- San Martín Depairtment (San Martín)
- San Rafael Depairtment (San Rafael)
- Santa Rosa Depairtment (Santa Rosa)
- Tunuyán Depairtment (Tunuyán)
- Tupungato Depairtment (Tupungato)
References
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- ↑ Constitution of the Province of Mendoza Archived 2007-07-29 at the Wayback Machine, Section VII. E-Democracia. (in Spaingie)
Freemit airtins
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