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Departament of Rivadavia
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*General
Information
*Tourist Attractions
*Celebrations and Events
*History Review
*Distances
*Flora and Fauna
*Hydrography
*Museums
General Information:
Area……......……….. 2141 km2
Population…….………52567 habitantes
Density……..….....…24.60 hab/km2 |
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The Department of Rivadavia is in
the centre north of Mendoza, 60 kilometres from the Capital
City.
It is bordered in the north by Junín, in the south by San
Carlos, Santa Rosa in the east and in the west by Luján de Cuyo
and Tupungato.
It is considered part of the East Region, with the departments
of Junín, San Martín, Santa Rosa and La Paz.
 Rivadavia
comprises 13 districts: Andrade, Ciudad, El Mirador, La Central,
La Libertad, Los Árboles, Los Campamentos, Los Huarpes, Medrano,
Mundo Nuevo, Reducción, San Isidro and Santa Maria de Oro.
The departmental territory, in general, presents itself as a
plain. Most of the soil is light, sandy and loose, and in some
sectors it is salty and humid. To the east lies the Llañura de
la Travesía (plain) and in the west there are the Cerrillos
Foothills or Huayquerías that are low altitude elevations,
crossed by draining canals, ravines and dried rivers or Huayco.
The average annual temperature is approximately 15 degrees
Celsius, registering an absolute maximum of 43ºC and an absolute
minimum -8ºC. In the summer the average temperature is 24ºC and
in the winter, it is 6ºC.
The rainfalls reach 192 millimetres annually, with a
predominance of the southeast quadrant winds.
The only permanent river that runs through the department is the
Tunuyán River, which was used to the construction of the El
Carrizal dam, one of the main tourist attractions of the
department.
Tourist Attractions:
* The Carrizal Reservoir. It was built in 1971. It is 15
kilometres long and approximately 5 kilometres wide.
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