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Valle Hermoso. (Beautiful Valley)
Aconcagua Provincial Park
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Area: 148,827 KM2
Population: 1,576,585 (2001).
Main Cities: Mendoza City, San Rafael, San Martín, Godoy Cruz and Luján.
Description:
The province of Mendoza, center-west Argentina, is bounded
by the province of San Juan, on
the north; the province of
San Luis, on
the east; the provinces of La Pampa
and Neuquén, on
the south; and the Republic of Chile, on the west.
This province has an area of 148,827 square kilometers (4% of the country total), framed
by arid plains on the east and the Andes cordillera, on the west.
The rivers, originating in the thaw of the Andes summits, are channelled
through irrigation canals and dams. This has created three long oasis: North, Valle
de Uco, and South, where 85% of the total population is concentrated.Climate is dry, due
to the mountains that block the humidity coming from the Pacific Ocean.
Total annual rainfall is poor, 250 mm, mostly occurring in summer, due
to the winds which blow from the Atlantic. Average temperatures range
from 24.6°C/76°F in summer to 9.4°C/49°F in winter.
Political Organization and Demographic Structure:
This province, the capital of which is Mendoza, is
divided into 18 departments, which have separate political and administrative powers.
Annual average growth rate is 16‰, while density is 9.5 inhabitants per square kilometer.
Urban population comes up to 78%. (1991).
Economic Structure:
In 1993, the primary sector contributed 11% to the value
added of the total supply of goods and services. The secondary
sector generated 32%, while the remaining 57% corresponds to the supply
of financial, transport and communications, commerce, tourism, and government services.
Mendoza is one of the provinces with the highest relative
development. Its traditional specialization have been the
agroindustrial complexes processing local raw materials -grapes, fruits
and vegetables-, to which semi-processed goods are to be added -oil refining
and ferroalloys, among others- as well as the development of a fairly complex
engineering industry and tourism. Exports indexes have also increased, the major
significance corresponds to oil and related products, and certain vegetables.
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