- Guaymallén Department
Infobox Mendoza Department
name= Guaymallén
official name= Departamento Guaymallén.png)
location= location of Departamento Guaymallén in Mendoza Province
capital= Villa Nueva
foundation=May 14 1858
founder= Don Juan Cornelio Moyano
pop= 251,339 (census-ar|2001)
density= 1,532.55 Inhabitants/km²
pop change= +13.26% (1991-2001)
resident= guaymallense
tel= 0261
post= M5525
coor= coord|32|54|S|68|47|W
area= 164 km²
dist1= 1,090km
patron= ?
mayor= Juan Manuel Garcia, UCR| web= http://www.guaymallen.mendoza.gov.ar/
ifam= MZA003Guaymallén is a central department of
Mendoza Province inArgentina .The provincial subdivision has a population of about 250,000 inhabitants in an area of 164km², and its capital city is Villa Nueva, which is located around 1,090km from
Capital Federal .History
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1858 , onmay 14 Guaymallén Department was created.*
1896 , onMay 19 Villa Nueva was declared as cabecera (capital) of the departament.Economy
The economy of the Guaymallén Department, represented 8.7% of the economy of Mendoza Province.
The three main sectors of the economy are Banks and financial institutions, the service sector, industry and manufacturing.
Districts
Guaymallén Department is divided into 20 districts:
External links
* [http://www.intertournet.com.ar/mendoza/guaymallen.htm Information about Guaymallén] (Spanish)
* [http://www.guaymallen.mendoza.gov.ar/ Municipal site] (Spanish)
* [http://www.maplandia.com/argentina/mendoza/guaymallen/villa-nueva/ Satellite Image of Villa Nueva]
* [http://www.jus.mendoza.gov.ar/informacion/guia_calles/guaymallen.php#barrios Index of streets and barrios of Guaymallén]
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