The provincial subdivision has a population of about 44,000 inhabitants in an area of 14,448 km2 (5,578 sq mi), and its capital city is General Alvear, which is located around 900 km (560 mi) from Buenos Aires.
general, alvear, department, mendoza, general, alvear, department, located, south, east, mendoza, province, argentina, general, alvear, departamento, general, alveardepartmentlocation, departamento, general, alvear, mendoza, provincecoordinates, 700countryarge. General Alvear is a department located in the south east of Mendoza Province in Argentina General Alvear Departamento General AlvearDepartmentlocation of Departamento General Alvear in Mendoza ProvinceCoordinates 34 58 S 67 42 W 34 967 S 67 700 W 34 967 67 700CountryArgentinaEstablishedAugust 12 1912Founded by SeatGeneral AlvearGovernment MayorAlejandro Molero UCRArea Total14 448 km2 5 578 sq mi Population 2001 census INDEC Total44 147 Density3 1 km2 7 9 sq mi DemonymalvearensePostal CodeM5620IFAMMZA001Area Code02625Patron saintSan Jose ObreroWebsiteweb wbr archive wbr org wbr web wbr 20061103155648 wbr http wbr www wbr generalalvearmza wbr gov wbr ar wbr The provincial subdivision has a population of about 44 000 inhabitants in an area of 14 448 km2 5 578 sq mi and its capital city is General Alvear which is located around 900 km 560 mi from Buenos Aires The City of general Alvear is home to a campus of Universidad Nacional de Cuyo The partido and its agricultural lands are irrigated by the Rivers Diamante and Atuel Contents 1 Name 2 History 3 Districts 4 Smaller settlements 5 External linksName editThe department and its head town are named after General Carlos Maria de Alvear 1789 1852 a hero of the Argentine War of Independence History edit1879 The land now forming Departamento General Alvear is conquered in the 2nd desert campaign 1884 The lands are purchased by Diego de Alvear son of General Carlos Maria de Alvear 1912 The Departamento was officially created on August 12 and the Sarmiento Railroad arrived in the city of General Alvear Districts editBowen General Alvear San Pedro del AtuelSmaller settlements editCanalejas Carmensa Cochico Colonia Alvear Oeste Corral de Lorca El Ceibo El Juncalito La Escandinava La Mora Linea de Poste Los Compartos Ovejeria Poste de HierroExternal links editMy Alvear Spanish Municipal site Spanish Alvear Mendoza Archived 2007 04 03 at the Wayback Machine Spanish Tourist Site Spanish Information about General Alvear Spanish General Alvear Civil Defence Spanish Universidad nacional de Cuyo Spanish nbsp This article about a place in Mendoza Province Argentina is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title General Alvear Department Mendoza amp oldid 1191197386, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
