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
Basílica Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados
Rivadavia is located in San Juan Province
Rivadavia
Rivadavia
Rivadavia is located in Argentina
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+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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