Rivadavia, San Juan

Rivadavia, known officially as Ciudad de Rivadavia, is a city and the capital of the eponymous Rivadavia Department, in south-central San Juan Province, northwest of the Tulum Oasis, in the west-central part of Argentina. It is 7 km (4.3 mi) westward from the central part of the city of San Juan, with which it forms a part of the urban agglomeration of Greater San Juan.

Rivadavia
Basílica Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados
Rivadavia
Rivadavia
Coordinates: 31°31′49″S 68°35′41″W
Country Argentina
Province San Juan
DepartmentRivadavia Department
Elevation
728 m (2,388 ft)
Population
 (2010)[1]
  Total82,582
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)
  Summer (DST)UTC-2
Area code(s)+54 264
ClimateBSh

Rivadavia, through the approval of Provincial Law No. 6,343 of 8 July 1993, was declared a city as well as its respective limits were established.[2]

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