Malargüe Department
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| name = Malargüe
| native_name = Departamento Malargüe
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| settlement_type = Department
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| image_map = Departamento Malargüe (Mendoza - Argentina).png
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| map_caption = location of Malargüe Department in Mendoza Province
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| established_title = Established
| established_date = November 16, 1850
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| seat_type = Seat
| seat = Malargüe
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Celso Jaque, PJ
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| area_total_km2 = 41,317
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| population_total = 23,020
| population_as_of = {{census-ar|2001}}
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| population_demonym = malargüino/na
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| postal_code_type = Postal Code
| postal_code = M5613
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| postal2_code = [http://www.mininterior.gov.ar/municipios/masinfo.php?municipio=MZA010 MZA010]
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| area_code = 02627
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| blank_name_sec1 = Patron saint
| blank_info_sec1 = Nuestra Señora del Rosario
| website ={{URL|http://www.malargue.gov.ar}}
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Malargüe is a department located in the south west of Mendoza Province in Argentina. Its borders are San Rafael in the north, La Pampa Province in the east, Neuquén Province in the south and Chile to the west.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 23,000 inhabitants in an area of {{cvt|41,317|km2}}, and its capital city is Malargüe, which is located around {{cvt|1,180|km}} from the federal capital Buenos Aires.
Geography
The south of Malargüe Department is considered the northern tip of Patagonia and is home to many nature reserves such as La Payunia, Castillos de Pincheira, Caverna de las Brujas and Laguna de Llancanelo.
=Districts=
The department is divided into four districts:
=Hydrology=
Malargüe has many hydric resources. Among its most important rivers are the Grande River, the Colorado River, the Barrancas River and the Malargüe River, and the lagoons of Llancanelo, Negra and Niña Encantada.
Science
Malargüe is home to the Pierre Auger Observatory, an observatory designed to detect ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.
Tourism
The department has many exciting natural landmarks and is well suited for adventure tourism such as mountaineering, paragliding, rafting and kayaking. Here are located such exciting landmarks as Castillos de Pincheira, Tigre Cave, Brujas Cave and Pozo de las Ánimas - two closely located, up to 101 m deep sinkholes, where the wind often creates a howling sound.
Malargüe Department is home to the famous skiing resort of Las Leñas.
Gallery
Image:Pozo de Las Animas Mendoza Argentina.jpg|Las Animas Well
File:Castillos de Pincheira 2.jpg|Castillos de Pincheira
File:Las Leñas Mendoza Argentina by Andre Charland.jpg|Las Leñas ski resort
References
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External links
{{Commons-inline|Malargüe}}
- [http://www.malargue.gov.ar Municipal Website] (Spanish)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150521005718/http://www.laslenas.net/index.html Las Leñas Official Website] (English)
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Category:1850 establishments in Argentina
Category:Departments of Mendoza Province
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