Guaymallén Department
Encyclopedia
Guaymallén is a central department
of Mendoza Province
in Argentina
.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 250,000 inhabitants in an area of 164km², and its capital city is Villa Nueva
, which is located around 1,090km from Capital Federal.
The three main sectors of the economy are Banks and financial institutions, the service sector, industry and manufacturing.
Departments of Argentina
Departments form the second level of administrative division in the provinces of Argentina. There are no departments in the city of Buenos Aires, which has so far been divided into neighbourhoods as its administrative divisions, but is to be divided now into communes by a recently passed local act...
of Mendoza Province
Mendoza Province
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...
in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 250,000 inhabitants in an area of 164km², and its capital city is Villa Nueva
Villa Nueva, Mendoza
Villa Nueva is a city of small size located in the central part of the Mendoza Province. It's the capital of the Guaymallén Department as well as one of its 20 districts. It constitutes together with other cities the first metropolitan area of the province and the fourth of Argentina, called...
, which is located around 1,090km from Capital Federal.
History
- 1858, on May 14 Guaymallén Department was created.
- 1896, on May 19 Villa Nueva was declared as cabecera (capital) of the departament.
Economy
The economy of the Guaymallén Department, represented 8.7% of the economy of Mendoza Province.The three main sectors of the economy are Banks and financial institutions, the service sector, industry and manufacturing.
Districts
Guaymallén Department is divided into 20 districts:
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