General Alvear Department, Mendoza

General Alvear Departamento General Alvear
Department
location of Departamento General Alvear in Mendoza Province location of Departamento General Alvear in Mendoza Province
Country	Argentina
Established	August 12, 1912
Founded by	?
Seat	General Alvear
Government
• Mayor	Juan Carlos de Paolo, PJ
Area
• Total	14 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
• Total	44,147 (2,001 census [INDEC])
Demonym(s)	alvearense
Postal Code	M5620
IFAM	MZA001
Area Code	02625
Coordinates
Patron saint	San José Obrero
Website	http://www.generalalvearmza.gov.ar

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

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 44,000 inhabitants in an area of 14,448km², and its capital city is General Alvear, which is located around 900km 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 (Spanish)
• Tourist Site (Spanish)
• Information about General Alvear (Spanish)
• General Alvear Civil Defence (Spanish)
• Universidad nacional de Cuyo (Spanish)