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Department of
Godoy Cruz
*General Information
*Tourist Attraction
*Celebrations and Events
*History review
*Distances
*Flora and Fauna
*Hydrography
*Museums
General Information:
Surface…………….....75 km2
Population………......182.977 inhabitants
Density........…………2.439.70 inhab/km2 |
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The Department of Godoy Cruz is in the center of the Grand
Mendoza, in the Northwestern part of the Province, 4 kilometres
from the city of Mendoza.
It is divided into five districts: Godoy Cruz City, San
Francisco del Monte, Las Tortugas, Gobernador Benegas and
Presidente Sarmiento.
It is limited in the north by the city of Mendoza (provincial
capital), in the west and southwest by Las Heras, in the east by
Guaymallén and Maipú, and in the south by Lujan.
The land is semi-arid and the irrigation water comes from the
rainfall and the ice melting from the mountain, brought by large
regional rivers and is channelled through the canals Jarillal,
Civit, Canal del Oeste and Cacique Guaymallén that go through
Godoy Cruz from south to north.
It has an absolute maximum temperature that exceeds 42°C; the
absolute minimum is -5°C and has an annual average of 16°C.
The rainfalls reach 219.7 mm annually. The winds that reach
higher average speed are the ones from the North West: the
characteristic Zonda of Cuyo wind.
 The industrial activity is distinctive in Godoy Cruz, as it
concentrates 36% of the activity in the province, with a
strategic location due to the routes connecting to the entire
country and to Chile.
The concentration market, receiver and distributor of fruits and
vegetables and the dry port, customs primary zone, are in the
industrial zone. The dry port concentrates the export-import
operations by land, and the commercial trade among the countries
that form the Mercosul bloc.
Tourist Attractions:
* Plaza Departmental
It is Located downtown Godoy Cruz, in this space there is the
Monument to Don Tomás Godoy Cruz. Around there is: the City
Council, the Mail, numerous banks, the Police Station and the
Civil Registry, the St. Vincente Ferrer Church, the Cine Plaza,
traditional pharmacies and many shops. It was entirely renovated
in 2001, preserving all tree species. There should be emphasised
the installation of a central water fountain, new flooring,
benches and lampposts.
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