General Alvear Department, Mendoza

General Alvear is a department located in the south east of Mendoza Province in Argentina.

General Alvear Departamento General Alvear
Department
location of Departamento General Alvear in Mendoza Province
Coordinates: 34°58′S 67°42′W
Country	Argentina
Established	August 12, 1912
Founded by	?
Seat	General Alvear
Government
• Mayor	Alejandro Molero, UCR
Area
• Total	14,448 km2 (5,578 sq mi)
Population  (2001 census [INDEC])
• Total	44,147
• Density	3.1/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
Demonym	alvearense
Postal Code	M5620
IFAM	MZA001
Area Code	02625
Patron saint	San José Obrero
Website	web.archive.org/web/20061103155648/http://www.generalalvearmza.gov.ar/

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 44,000 inhabitants in an area of 14,448 km² (5,578 sq mi), and its capital city is General Alvear, which is located around 900 km (560 mi) from Buenos Aires.

The City of general Alvear is home to a campus of Universidad Nacional de Cuyo.

The partido and its agricultural lands are irrigated by the Rivers Diamante and Atuel.

Name

The department and its head town are named after General Carlos María de Alvear (1789-1852) a hero of the Argentine War of Independence.

History

• 1879, The land now forming Departamento General Alvear is conquered in the 2nd desert campaign.
• 1884, The lands are purchased by Diego de Alvear, son of General Carlos María de Alvear.
• 1912, The Departamento was officially created on August 12 and the Sarmiento Railroad arrived in the city of General Alvear.

Districts

• Bowen
• General Alvear
• San Pedro del Atuel

Smaller settlements

• Canalejas
• Carmensa
• Cochicó
• Colonia Alvear Oeste
• Corral de Lorca
• El Ceibo
• El Juncalito
• La Escandinava
• La Mora
• Línea de Poste
• Los Compartos
• Ovejería
• Poste de Hierro

External links

• My Alvear (Spanish)
• Municipal site (Spanish)
• Alvear Mendoza Archived 2007-04-03 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
• Tourist Site (Spanish)
• Information about General Alvear (Spanish)
• General Alvear Civil Defence (Spanish)
• Universidad nacional de Cuyo (Spanish)