San Juan is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country. Neighbouring provinces are, from the north clockwise, La Rioja, San Luis and Mendoza. To the west limits with Chile. Capital City of San Juan Province in Argentina Categories: Argentina geography stubs ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (520x1004, 13 KB) Provincia de San Juan, Argentina A map highlighting San Juan Province, Argentina. ... Argentina consists of 23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), and 1 federal district (Capital Federal *). Capital Federal * Buenos Aires Catamarca Chaco Chubut Córdoba Corrientes Entre Ríos Formosa Jujuy La Pampa La Rioja Mendoza Misiones Neuquén Río Negro Salta San Juan San Luis Santa Cruz Santa Fe Santiago... Argentina consists of 23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), and 1 federal district (Capital Federal *). Capital Federal * Buenos Aires Catamarca Chaco Chubut Córdoba Corrientes Entre Ríos Formosa Jujuy La Pampa La Rioja Mendoza Misiones Neuquén Río Negro Salta San Juan San Luis Santa Cruz Santa Fe Santiago... La Rioja is a one of the provinces of Argentina and is, located in the west of the country. ... Categories: Argentina geography stubs | Argentine provinces ... Map of Argentina highlighting Mendoza province Mendoza is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country. ...

History

Huarpes, Diaguitas, Capazanes, Olongastas and Yacampis, with influences of the Inca empire, inhabited the area before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores. Diaguita. ... A view of Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas, now an archaeological site. ... Conquistador (meaning Conqueror in the Spanish language) is the term used to refer to the soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under Spanish rule between the 15th and 17th centuries. ...

The city of San Juan de la Frontera is founded by Juan Jufré y Montesa in 1562 and moved 2 kilometres south in 1593 due to the frequent flooding of the San Juan River. Capital City of San Juan Province in Argentina Categories: Argentina geography stubs ... Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... The San Juan River may refer to: The San Juan River in Cuba. ...

In 1776, year in which San Juan passed to the Viceroyalty of the River Plate, an earthquake almost completely destroyed the city. Created in 1776, the Viceroyalty of La Plata (in Spanish, Virreinato del Río de la Plata) was the last and most shortlived viceroyalty created by Spain. ...

San Juan was a great supporter of the San Martín expedition to cross the Andes, supplying gold, men and mules. José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín (25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850) was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South Americas successful struggle for independence from Spain. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

In 1944 an even stronger chain of earthquakes tore down the city killing 10,000 people. 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Geography and climate

The province is part of the continental semi-desert Cuyo region. In it, the arid plains on the East, with a few low Sierras, swiftly turn into over 6,000 meter high mountain peaks on the West, both victims of the dry hot Zonda wind. Most of the precipitations take place during the summers, often as storms. Cuyo is the name given to the wine-producing, mountainous area of north-west Argentina, comprising the provinces of San Juan, San Luis and Mendoza. ... Zonda wind is a regional term for the foehn wind that often occurs in Andes of Argentina. ...

The hot wind modeled the clay-rich red soil into Pampa del Leoncito (Reserva Natural Estricta El Leoncito) and Valle de la Luna (Parque Provincial Ischigualasto) 200 million year old geological formations.

The Jáchal and San Juan Rivers, both of the system of the Desaguadero River, are the source of fertile valleys and centre of the province's economy. The San Juan River finishes in the Huanacache lagoons (sometimes called Guanacache), on the southeast.

Economy

Viticulture is the main crop of the province's economy traditionally linked to agriculture, with some 500 km² (56% of the productive area), and the later wine production from 90% of the crop. San Juan is the second wine producer after the Mendoza Province. Other plantations include tomato, maize, potato, fig, peach and many others. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Map of Argentina highlighting Mendoza province Mendoza is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country. ... Binomial name Solanum lycopersicum L. The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, native to South, Central America and Mexico. ... Binomial name Zea mays L. Maize (Zea mays ssp. ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (plural form: potatoes) (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, grown for its starchy tuber. ... Species About 800, including: Ficus altissima Ficus americana Ficus aurea Ficus benghalensis - Indian Banyan Ficus benjamina - Weeping Fig Ficus broadwayi Ficus carica - Common Fig Ficus citrifolia Ficus drupacea Ficus elastica Ficus godeffroyi Ficus grenadensis Ficus hartii Ficus lyrata Ficus macbrideii Ficus macrophylla - Moreton Bay Fig Ficus microcarpa - Chinese Banyan Ficus... Binomial name Prunus persica L. A peachy dessert The peach (Prunus persica) is a tree that bears a juicy fruit of the same name. ...

Also important is the mining industry of very different materials, from gold and lead to graphite and clay. Other industries include food industry and conserves, textiles and mineral processing. General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... General Name, Symbol, Number lead, Pb, 82 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 6, p Appearance bluish white Atomic mass 207. ... Graphite (named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1789, from the Greek γραφειν: to draw/write, for its use in pencils) is one of the allotropes of carbon. ... Clay is a generic term for an aggregate of hydrous silicate particles less than 4 μm (micrometres) in diameter. ...

Energy production is mainly centred on a few dams such as Embalse Ullum, Dique de la Roza, Dique San Emiliano and El Pinar Station, which also help regulate water the level for irrigation of the arid lands. Electricity is also produced, in a lesser percentage, by hydrocarbons. Scrivener Dam, Canberra Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood event A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. ... // Definition In chemistry, a hydrocarbon is any chemical compound that consists only of carbon (C) and hydrogen (H). ...

The tourism is not very developed in the province and consist mainly of local visitors. Its main attractions are the city of San Juan (and birth house of Sarmiento) the Ischigualasto Provincial Park, Represa de Ullum, Pismanta hot baths, and the pagan Difunta Correa shrine. Capital City of San Juan Province in Argentina Categories: Argentina geography stubs ... Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Albarracín (February 15, 1811 – September 11, 1888) was an Argentine statesman, educator, and author. ... Pagan may refer to: A believer in Paganism or Neopaganism. ... Eastern Orthodox shrine Buddhist shrine just outside Wat Phnom. ...

Political division

The province is divided into 19 departments (Spanish: departamentos). The word department has a number of meanings: It can mean an administrative sector of the government. ...

Department (Capital)

1. Albardón (Albardón)
2. Angaco (Villa del Salvador)
3. Calingasta (Calingasta)
4. Capital (San Juan)
5. Caucete (Caucete)
6. Chimbas (Villa Paula A. de Sarmiento)
7. Iglesia (Rodeo)
8. Jáchal (San José de Jáchal)
9. Nueve de Julio (Nueve de Julio, San Juan)
10. Pocito (Villa Alberastain)
11. Rawson (Villa Krause)
12. Rivadavia (Rivadavia)
13. San Martín (Villa San Isidro)
14. Santa Lucía (Santa Lucía)
15. Sarmiento (Villa Media Agua)
16. Ullúm (Ullúm)
17. Valle Fértil (San Agustín del Valle Fértil)
18. Veinticinco de Mayo (Villa Santa Rosa)
19. Zonda (Zonda)

Capital City of San Juan Province in Argentina Categories: Argentina geography stubs ...

Provinces of Argentina
Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires Province | Catamarca | Chaco | Chubut | Córdoba | Corrientes | Entre Ríos | Formosa | Jujuy | La Pampa | La Rioja | Mendoza | Misiones | Neuquen | Río Negro | Salta | San Juan | San Luis | Santa Cruz | Santa Fe | Santiago del Estero | Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands | Tucumán

Argentina consists of 23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), and 1 federal district (Capital Federal *). Capital Federal * Buenos Aires Catamarca Chaco Chubut Córdoba Corrientes Entre Ríos Formosa Jujuy La Pampa La Rioja Mendoza Misiones Neuquén Río Negro Salta San Juan San Luis Santa Cruz Santa Fe Santiago... Orginally from the CIA World Factbook. ... Buenos Aires (Good Airs in Spanish, originally meaning Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in South America. ... The Buenos Aires province (IPA: , Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires) is the largest, wealthiest and most populated province of Argentina. ... Map of Argentina highlighting the province Catamarca is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ... Map of Argentina highlighting the province Chaco Province is in the north of Argentina, near the border of Paraguay. ... Chubut is a province in the southern part of Argentina, that lies between the 42nd Parallel South (forming the border with the Río Negro Province) and 46th Parallel South (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes range separating Argentina from Chile, and the Atlantic ocean. ... Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the centre of the country. ... Corrientes is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region. ... Entre Ríos is a province of Argentina, it lays and borders north of Buenos Aires Province, south of Corrientes Province, east of Santa Fe Province, and west of Uruguay. ... Map of Argentina highlighting Formosa province Formosa Province is in northeastern Argentina, part of the Chaco Region. ... Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. ... Map of Argentina highlighting the province La Pampa is a province of Argentina, located in the pampas in the middle of the country. ... La Rioja is a one of the provinces of Argentina and is, located in the west of the country. ... Map of Argentina highlighting Mendoza province Mendoza is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the western central part of the country. ... Misiones is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. ... Map of Argentina highlighting the province Neuquén is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country. ... Río Negro is a province of Argentina, located at the northern edge of Patagonia. ... Salta is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ... Categories: Argentina geography stubs | Argentine provinces ... Map of Argentina highlighting the province Santa Cruz is a province of Argentina, located in the south of the country. ... Santa Fe is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. ... Map of Argentina highlighting Santiago del Estero province Flag of Santiago del Estero Province Santiago del Estero is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. ... Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands (Sp. ... Map of Argentina highlighting the province Tucumán is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ...

External links

• Official page (Spanish)
• Tourist office (Spanish)
• Universidad Nacional de San Juan (Spanish)
• Diario de Cuyo (Newspaper - Spanish)