Angaco Department

Angaco Department

Infobox San Juan Department
name= Angaco
official name= Departamento Angaco


location= location of Departamento Angaco in San Juan Province
capital= Villa El Salvador
foundation= March 16 1816
founder= Salvador María del Carril
pop= 7.570 (census-ar|2001)
density= 4,1 Inhabitants/km²
pop change= +13.26% (1991-2001)
resident= angaquero/a
tel= 0264
post= 5400
coor= coord|31|24|S|68|22|W|
area= 1.865 km²
dist1= 1,190km
patron= Virgen del Carmen
mayor= | web=
ifam= SJU002

Angaco is a department of the province of San Juan(Argentina). It is located in the center east of the province, especially in a desert landscape with mountains. Characterized by their remarkable wine production

Toponymy

Angaco home is a word that means Araucanian water or streams that are at the foot of a hill.

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