Map of the province of Mendoza and its departments
Map of the province of Mendoza and its departments.
Mendoza is one of the 23 provinces in the Argentine Republic. At the same time, it is one of the 24 self-governing states or jurisdictions of the first order that make up the country, and one of the 24 national legislative electoral districts.The capital and most populated city is the homonymous Mendoza. It is located to the southwest of the region of Nuevo Cuyo, in the west of the country, bounded on the north by San Juan, on the east by the Desaguadero River that separates it from San Luis, on the southeast by the Province of La Pampa, on the south by Neuquén (part of its frontier is formed by the Colorado River) and to the west by Chile, whose limit is determined by the watershed of the Andes mountain range. The boundaries of the provinces of La Pampa, Río Negro, Mendoza and Neuquén are at a point, at the intersection of the Colorado River with the meridian (68º 15 'W).
With 1 739 000 inhabitants in 2010 it is the fifth most populated jurisdiction - behind the Province of Buenos Aires, the Province of Córdoba, the Province of Santa Fe and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA). With 148 827 km² it is the seventh largest, behind the Province of Buenos Aires, Santa Cruz, Chubut, Río Negro, the Province of Córdoba and Salta.
The province of Mendoza is divided into 18 departments.
Mendoza is one of the 23 provinces in the Argentine Republic. At the same time, it is one of the 24 self-governing states or jurisdictions of the first order that make up the country, and one of the 24 national legislative electoral districts.The capital and most populated city is the homonymous Mendoza. It is located to the southwest of the region of Nuevo Cuyo, in the west of the country, bounded on the north by San Juan, on the east by the Desaguadero River that separates it from San Luis, on the southeast by the Province of La Pampa, on the south by Neuquén (part of its frontier is formed by the Colorado River) and to the west by Chile, whose limit is determined by the watershed of the Andes mountain range. The boundaries of the provinces of La Pampa, Río Negro, Mendoza and Neuquén are at a point, at the intersection of the Colorado River with the meridian (68º 15 'W).
With 1 739 000 inhabitants in 2010 it is the fifth most populated jurisdiction - behind the Province of Buenos Aires, the Province of Córdoba, the Province of Santa Fe and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA). With 148 827 km² it is the seventh largest, behind the Province of Buenos Aires, Santa Cruz, Chubut, Río Negro, the Province of Córdoba and Salta.
The province of Mendoza is divided into 18 departments.
| Department | Capital | Population (2010) | Area (km²) |
| Capital | Mendoza | 115,041 | 54 |
| General Alvear | General Alvear | 46,429 | 14,448 |
| Godoy Cruz | Godoy Cruz | 191,903 | 75 |
| Guaymallén | Villa Nueva | 283,803 | 164 |
| Junín | Junín | 37,859 | 263 |
| La Paz | La Paz | 10,012 | 7,105 |
| Las Heras | Las Heras | 203,666 | 8,955 |
| Lavalle | Villa Tulumaya | 36,738 | 10,212 |
| Luján de Cuyo | Luján de Cuyo | 119,888 | 4,847 |
| Maipú | Maipú | 172,332 | 617 |
| Malargüe | Malargüe | 27,660 | 41,317 |
| Rivadavia | Rivadavia | 56,373 | 2.141 |
| San Carlos | San Carlos | 32,631 | 11,578 |
| General San Martín | San Martín | 118,220 | 1,504 |
| San Rafael | San Rafael | 188,018 | 31,235 |
| Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa | 16,374 | 8,510 |
| Tunuyán | Tunuyán | 49,458 | 3,317 |
| Tupungato | Tupungato | 32,524 | 2,485 |