Lavalle Department, Mendoza

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Lavalle

Departamento Lavalle
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location of Departamento Lavalle in Mendoza Province
Coordinates: 32°43′S68°35′W / 32.717°S 68.583°W / -32.717; -68.583 Coordinates: 32°43′S68°35′W / 32.717°S 68.583°W / -32.717; -68.583
Country Argentina
EstablishedOctober 20, 1853
Seat Villa Tulumaya
Government
  MayorRoberto Victorio Vighi, PJ
Area
  Total10,212 km2 (3,943 sq mi)
Population
 (2001 census [INDEC])
  Total32,129
  Density3.1/km2 (8.1/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Lavallino/na
Postal Code
M5664
IFAM
Area Code02614

Lavalle Department is a department located in the northeast of Mendoza Province in Argentina.

Departments of Argentina

Departments form the second level of administrative division, and are subdivided in municipalities. They are extended in all of Argentina except for the Province of Buenos Aires and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, the national capital, each of which has different administrative arrangements.

Mendoza Province Province of Argentina

The Province of Mendoza is a province of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders to the north with San Juan, the south with La Pampa and Neuquén, the east with San Luis, and to the west with the republic of Chile; the international limit is marked by the Andes mountain range. Its capital city is the homonymous city of Mendoza.

Argentina Federal republic in South America

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country located mostly in the southern half of South America. Sharing the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, the country is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. With a mainland area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi), Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world, the fourth largest in the Americas, the second largest in South America after Brazil, and the largest Spanish-speaking nation. The sovereign state is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city, Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the nation as decided by Congress. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 32,000 inhabitants in an area of 10,212 km2 (3,943 sq mi), and its capital city is Villa Tulumaya, which is located around 1,095 km (680 mi) from the Capital federal.

Villa Tulumaya Town in Mendoza, Argentina

Villa Tulumaya is a town in Mendoza Province, Argentina. It is the head town of Lavalle Department.

Districts

Capilla de Nuestra Senora del Rosario, Lagunas del Rosario Iglesia Nuestra Senora del Rosario de Guanacache, Mendoza.jpg
Capilla de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Lagunas del Rosario


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