Rivadavia is a city in the center-north of the province

Provinces of Argentina

Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...

 of Mendoza

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...

, 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...

. It has 52,567 inhabitants as per the , and is the head town of the Rivadavia Department

Rivadavia Department, Mendoza

Rivadavia is a central department of Mendoza Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 52,500 inhabitants in an area of 2,141km², and its capital city is Rivadavia, which is located around 1,075km from Capital Federal....

. The city lies on the north bank of the Tunuyán River

Tunuyán River

The Tunuyán River is a river in the Argentine province of Mendoza. It is born in Mount Tupungato, in the Andes range, and flows initially to the northeast, passing by the city of Tunuyán. It is then dammed by the El Carrizal Dam, after which it turns east-southeast passing near the cities of...

, downstream from the reservoir of the El Carrizal Dam

El Carrizal Dam

The El Carrizal Dam is a dam on the upper-middle course of the Tunuyán River, in the center-north of the province of Mendoza, Argentina, at , upstream from the city of Rivadavia. Its reservoir measures about 15×5 km, and its maximum water level stands at 785.5 m above the sea, covering an area of...

, which is one of its tourist attractions.

Rivadavia is also known for attractions such as Rivadavia Canta al Pais, a large plaza downtown and many places for shopping.