Juan Martín de Pueyrredón Department

33°18′S 66°20′W / 33.300°S 66.333°W / -33.300; -66.333Country ArgentinaProvince San LuisSeatSan LuisPopulation168,771

Juan Martín de Pueyrredón is a department of the province of San Luis, Argentina. Its headtown is the city of San Luis, which is also the largest and capital city of the province of San Luis.

With an area of 13,120 km² (5,066 sq mi) it borders to the north with Belgrano Department, to the east with Coronel Pringles, to the south with Gobernador Dupuy, and to the west with Mendoza Province.

Until 2010, as per Law #V-0106-2004 (5490)^[2] its name was La Capital Department (Spanish: Departamento La Capital) but according to law #V-0748-2010, the name has been changed to Juan Martín de Pueyrredón.^[3]

Municipalities

• Alto Pelado
• Alto Pencoso
• Balde
• Beazley
• Cazador
• Chosmes
• El Volcán
• Jarilla
• Juana Koslay
• La Punta
• Mosmota
• Potrero de los Funes
• Salinas del Bebedero
• San Gerónimo
• San Luis
• Zanjitas

Villages

• Alto Blanco
• Buena Vista
• Charlone
• Colonia Santa Virginia
• Donado
• Donovan
• El Lechuza
• El Portezuelo
• El Recuerdo
• Las Barrancas
• Gorgonta
• Huejeda
• La Irene
• La Seña
• La Soledad
• Las Gamas
• Los Puquios
• Mataco
• Paso de las Vacas
• Pescadores
• Pozo del Carril
• Punta del Cerro
• San Martín del Alto Negro
• Santa Rosa
• Suyuque Nuevo
• Suyuque Viejo
• Varela
• Villa Pascua

References

External links

• (in Spanish) ciudaddesanluis.gov.ar Archived 2019-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
• (in Spanish) periodistasenlared
• (in Spanish) reflejoreal
• (in Spanish) la gaceta digital
• (in Spanish) sanluis24
• (in Spanish) Crónica de San Luis^{[permanent dead link]}
• (in Spanish) Diario de la República