Guaymallén Department

Guaymallén is a central department of Mendoza Province in Argentina.

The provincial subdivision has a population of about 250,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is Villa Nueva, which is located around from Buenos Aires.

History

1858, on May 14 Guaymallén Department was created. 1896, on May 19 Villa Nueva was declared as cabecera (capital) of the department.

Economy

The economy of the Guaymallén Department, represented 8.7% of the economy of Mendoza Province.

The three main sectors of the economy are banks and financial institutions, the service sector, and industry and manufacturing.

Districts

Guaymallén Department is divided into 21 districts, the last of them—Colonia Molina—was created in 2014:

Belgrano Bermejo Buena Nueva Capilla del Rosario Colonia Segovia Dorrego El Sauce Jesús Nazareno Kilómetro 8 Kilómetro 11 La Primavera Las Cañas Los Corralitos Nueva Ciudad Pedro Molina Puente de Hierro Rodeo de la Cruz San Francisco del Monte San José Villa Nueva Colonia Molina

Seismic Activity The seismicity of the Cuyo region (central-west Argentina) is frequent and of low intensity, with a seismic gap of moderate to severe earthquakes roughly every 20 years.

References

External links Information about Guaymallén (Spanish) Municipal site (Spanish) Satellite Image of Villa Nueva Index of streets and barrios of Guaymallén