Malargüe Depairtment

Its borders are San Rafael in the north, La Pampa Province in the east, Neuquén Province in the sooth an Chile tae the wast.

Malargüe Departamento Malargüe
Depairtment
location o Malargüe Depairtment in Mendoza Province
Coordinates: 36°10′S 69°20′W / 36.167°S 69.333°W / -36.167; -69.333 (Malargüe Department) 69°20′W / 36.167°S 69.333°W / -36.167; -69.333 (Malargüe Department)
Kintra	Argentinae
Established	16 November 1850
Seat	Malargüe
Govrenment
• Mayor	Benito Raúl Rodríguez, PJ
Area
• Total	41 km2 (16 sq mi)
Population
• Total	23,020 (2,001 census [INDEC])
Demonym(s)	malargüino/na
Postal Code	M5613
IFAM	MZA010
Aurie Code	02627
Patron saunt	Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Website	http://www.malargue.gov.ar

The provincial subdiveesion haes a population o aboot 23,000 inhabitants in a aurie o 41,317 km², an its caipital ceety is Malargüe, which is locatit aroond 1,180 km frae the federal caipital Buenos Aires.

The sooth o the Malargüe Depairtment is considered as the north tip o the Patagonie an is hame tae the mony natur reserves such as La Payunia, Castillos de Pincheira, Caverna de las Brujas an Laguna de Llancanelo.

Destricts

The depairtment is dividit in fower destricts:

• Agua Escondida
• Malargüe
• Río Barrancas
• Río Grande

Hydrology

Malargüe haes mony hydric resources. Amang its maist important rivers are the Grande River, the Colorado River, the Barrancas River an the Malargüe River, an the lagoons o Llancanelo, Negra an Niña Encantada.

Malargüe is hame tae the Pierre Auger Observatory, a observatory designed tae detect ultra-heich-energy cosmic rays.

The depairtment haes mony excitin natural landmarks an is well suitit for adventur tourism such as muntaineerin, paraglidin, raftin an kayakin. Here are locatit such excitin landmarks as Castillos de Pincheira, Tigre Cave, Brujas Cave an Pozo de las Ánimas - twa closely locatit, up tae 101 m deep sinkholes, whaur the wind aften creates a houlin soond.

Malargüe Depairtment is hame tae the famous skiin resort o Las Leñas.

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  Las Animas Well
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  Castillos de Pincheira
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  Las Lenas ski resort