Caucete Department

CAUCETE
Departamento Caucete
CAUCETE Departamento Caucete
Department
	location of Departamento Caucete in San Juan Province
	Coordinates: 31°40′S68°08′W / 31.667°S 68.133°W
Country	Argentina
Established	November 15, 1851
Seat	San Juan
Government
• Mayor	Marcelo Lima
Area
• Total	7.502 km2 (2.897 sq mi)
Population (2001 census [INDEC])
• Total	33,609
• Density	4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Demonym	caucetero/a
Postal Code	5400
IFAM	SJU004
Area Code	0264
Patron saint	Cristo Rey

Last updated March 13, 2024

Caucete is a department in the eastern part of the San Juan Province of Argentina,^[1] which is predominantly a landscape of mountains, and many plantations. It contains the popular Shrine of the Difunta Correa.

Etymology

The name is derived from the Tehuelche word "caucete", meaning "land or land where he dwells".^{[ citation needed ]}

History

When the Spanish arrived, the area of Caucete, was occupied by the Huarpes, in a settlement in the vicinity of Pie de Palo. Nearly three centuries later (in 1822), to establish a colony with American population, Amman Rawson asked the government for these lands, which were awarded in 1824. Rawson, the father of William Rawson, chaired the Founding Society of Caucete, which divided the land into 25 blocks and each of them into two parts, through a ditch central allowed to hold irrigation in the plot. The colony began to be populated, but with the people in the area, not American immigration.

Subsequently, Benavides, through the Regulation Irrigation 1851,) divided the province into nine sections, one of which was Caucete. Through its Departmental Commission and with the support of the neighborhood, the new section proposed a project for the foundation of a villa. Thus was born Villa Independence, by the decree of November 15, 1851.

Geography

The department Caucete is located in the southeast of the San Juan Province, 28 kilometers east of San Juan. It is 7,502 km ² in area. The village head is Caucete. Its boundaries are:

To the north, the department Jáchal
To the south, the 25 de Mayo and San Luis Province
To the east, the Valle Fértil and La Rioja province
To the west, the 9 de Julio, San Martin Department, San Juan San Martin and Angaco departments

Ecology

The department can be divided into four distinct sections: one that corresponds to Valley Tulum, the area of the Depression of the Crossing (Crossing of Ampacama), bed Bermejo River The mountainous area of the structure corresponding to the formation Sierras Pampeanas (Cerro Pie de Palo) and the area of Under Great Eastern. The vegetation is a xerófila and low: retamo, chilca (an endemic tree that is native San Juan, in Skirts Oriental Foot pole, also of La Rioja and San Luis), jarilla, cacti and a large number of carob.

Animals

The fauna is represented by hares, some foxes, rheas armadillos and guanacos in the high peaks of Pie de Palo. There are also a large number of insects (mosquitoes, flies, beetles, assassin bugs, cicadas, etc.), arachnids (scorpions and different species of spiders) and reptiles (lizards, iguanas and snakes), especially in the area of sand dunes. Daytime temperatures are high and the nights are cooler. In some cases, there is isolated snowfall in the area known as Vallecito, as happened in the winters of 1999 to 2000.

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References

↑ Perucca, Laura P.; Moreiras, Stella M. (2006). "Liquefaction phenomena associated with historical earthquakes in San Juan and Mendoza Provinces, Argentina". Quaternary International. 158 (1): 96–109. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2006.05.023.

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[1] Perucca, Laura P.; Moreiras, Stella M. (2006). "Liquefaction phenomena associated with historical earthquakes in San Juan and Mendoza Provinces, Argentina". Quaternary International. 158 (1): 96–109. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2006.05.023.

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