Map of the province of San Juan and its departments
Map of the province of San Juan and its departments.
San Juan is one of the 23 provinces in the Argentine Republic. In turn, 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 San Juan. It is located northwest of the region of Nuevo Cuyo, in the west of the country, bounded on the northeast by La Rioja, on the southeast by San Luis, on the south by Mendoza and on the west by the Republic of Chile, whose boundary is determined by the water divide of the Andes mountain range..
The territory of this province has 89 651 km², where a mountainous relief interspersed by valleys and crossings prevails under a climate, predominantly, temperate dry, with a marked shortage of superficial water courses. In the valleys, the oases are developed as a result of the embalming and systematization of the rivers generated by the Andean snowmelt. In these spaces is where the population is concentrated, which for 2010 was around 681 055 inhabitants. Among them, the oasis of Tulum stands out, where the Great San Juan is located, an urban nucleus that concentrates more than 60% of the total population of the province.
The province of San Juan is divided into 19 departments.
San Juan is one of the 23 provinces in the Argentine Republic. In turn, 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 San Juan. It is located northwest of the region of Nuevo Cuyo, in the west of the country, bounded on the northeast by La Rioja, on the southeast by San Luis, on the south by Mendoza and on the west by the Republic of Chile, whose boundary is determined by the water divide of the Andes mountain range..
The territory of this province has 89 651 km², where a mountainous relief interspersed by valleys and crossings prevails under a climate, predominantly, temperate dry, with a marked shortage of superficial water courses. In the valleys, the oases are developed as a result of the embalming and systematization of the rivers generated by the Andean snowmelt. In these spaces is where the population is concentrated, which for 2010 was around 681 055 inhabitants. Among them, the oasis of Tulum stands out, where the Great San Juan is located, an urban nucleus that concentrates more than 60% of the total population of the province.
The province of San Juan is divided into 19 departments.
| Department | Capital | Population (2010) | Area (km²) |
| 25 de mayo | Santa Rosa | 17,119 | 4,519 |
| 9 de julio | 9 de julio | 9,307 | 185 |
| Albardón | General San Martín | 23,888 | 915 |
| Angaco | Villa El Salvador | 8,125 | 1,865 |
| Calingasta | Tamberías | 8,588 | 22,589 |
| Capital | San Juan | 109,123 | 30 |
| Caucete | Caucete | 38,343 | 7,502 |
| Chimbas | Villa Paula Albarracín de Sarmiento | 87,258 | 62 |
| Iglesia | Rodeo | 9,099 | 19,801 |
| Jáchal | San José de Jáchal | 21,730 | 14,749 |
| Pocito | Aberastain | 53,162 | 515 |
| Rawson | Villa Krause | 114,368 | 300 |
| Rivadavia | Rivadavia | 82,641 | 157 |
| San Martín | San Martín | 11,115 | 435 |
| Santa Lucía | Santa Lucía | 48,087 | 45 |
| Sarmiento | Media Agua | 22,131 | 2,782 |
| Ullum | Villa Ibáñez | 4,886 | 4,391 |
| Valle Fértil | San Agustín | 7,222 | 6,419 |
| Zonda | Villa Basilio Nievas | 4,863 | 4,391 |