Rivadavia Department, San Juan

Infobox San Juan Department
name= RIVADAVIA
official name= Departamento Rivadavia


location= location of Departamento Rivadavia in San Juan Province
capital= Rivadavia
foundation= September 19 1942
founder= ?
pop= 76.150 (census-ar|2001)
density= 485,0 Inhabitants/km²
pop change= +13.26% (1991-2001)
resident= rivadaviense
tel= 0264
post= 5400
coor= coord|31|31|S|68|36|W|
area= 157 km²
dist1= 1,090km
patron= Virgen de los Desmparados
mayor= Elias Albarez, | web= http://www.municipioderivadavia.gov.ar/
ifam= SJU011

Rivadavia is a department of the province of San Juan (Argentina). Located in the centre west of the same, which is predominantly a landscape clearly urbanized east desert with mountains in the west, where there are numerous tourist attractions and hydropower.

History

The municipal law of December 7, 1869, provided that divided the province into 18 departments. One covering the current areas Marquisate (current district department), Zonda and Ullum. These zones cover a substantial area, which responded to the escaza population in the area.For 1890, the brothers Nicolas and Agustin Echezarreta, designed to establish a center population to be department and therefore presented a draft to the village head in Marquisate, since both brothers were planting vineyards in the area Marquesado and The Drink, and its goal was to attract the population, which caused a good demand for labour for the processing of the v.

The project, which defined the layout of the village on a main road in the area of 60 has, was approved. The sale of plots was more than successful, and a year later the town had become a tourist attraction for the province.

Since time is the population began to grow by leaps and bounds. The brothers Echezarreta also donated their vast fields properties to institutions such as;""Bethany House "(an establishment where retreats are held at present), and partly to" RIM"22"(Regiment Mountain Infantry number 22).

At the beginning of the century, under the governance of Colonel Carlos Sarmiento, was sanctioned a law on August 25, 1908, which designated the town with the name of Rivadavia. In the year 1909 the executive branch authorized the creation of a villa in the department for the seat of municipal authorities, expropriating land that might be required. But in 1928 a new law is punishable by Municipal Regime, said that included Rivadavia within the department Capital. On March 7, 1935, during the government of Juan Maurín, new legislation on the subject reappears independently.

But in reality the September 19, 1942 Rivadavia, became one of the 19 department of the province, village head of the same name and with the current limits

Geography

The department Rivadavia is located in south central province of San Juan, in the so-called Valley Tulum, west of the City of San Juan just 6 kilometers, covers an area of 157 km ², making it one of the smaller departments in the province. Its boundaries are:
* North with departments Chimbas and Ullum
* To the south with Rawson and Pocito
* At this with the Capital
* To the west with the Zonda

The department has a Rivadavia mountainous west in a north-south direction, which are the mountains of Marquisate, which belongs to the Sierra Chica de Zonda, northwest San Juan River and this plain, an area belonging to Valley Tulum, which concentrates its entire population. Be industry has a very fertile soil with the presence of loess and mud

The weather department is constituted by temperatures higher than elsewhere in the Valley Tulum, the large number of existing building and diminish at night. So escazes affects rainfall, as throughout province

The flora is represented by jarillas, chañares and zampas. In the case of plant life are hares, foxes, weasels, reptiles, insects and rodents

Population

According to INDEC in the 2001 census Rivadavia has a population of 76,150 inhabitants, placing it in third place as the most populous department of the province after the Rawson and Capital, integrating well to agglomerate Great San Juan.

Its population is concentrated in the eastern area, where the village is located header with the same name (Rivadavia). Separated from this agglomerate, is the town of Marquisate the most important department at the population level and because it is headquarters of Mountain Infantry Regiment 22 "Lieutenant Colonel Juan Manuel Cabot" (popularly known as RIM 22) and the South is the same located the town of "drink" with a large number of villages and settlements emergency.

Tourism

The tourism department is located west at the foot of the Creek where Zonda. There are two pathways to the resorts of this department. One is you Avenida José Ignacio de la Roza, where accesses to the park F. Cantoni

Park Federico Cantoni

It is located at the foot of the Sierra Chica de Zonda, was inaugurated on September 11, 1932. It was idea of the governor Federico Cantoni who call it "Park Bernardino Rivadavia." It is built with natural flowers, bush s in the region and tree is appropriate to the proposed order and is equipped with the following attractions:

*"The Garden of the Poets" 'was inaugurated on April 11, 1958, was an idea of sanjuanina Ofelia Zuccoli Fidanza, who ideo the Shield of the Fatherland composed of flowers, shrubs and trees aromatics, which can be seen from a natural lookout located at the top of the mountains. There are also sculptures of the best poets who vegetation next to the imposing form a beautiful landscape

*"The Speedway "The Zonda - Eduardo Copello "': is located in the Quebrada de Zonda is natural environment. It was inaugurated on October 8, 1967. It is unique by its character, has been praised by large brokers in the world, has a length of about 2300m. Consists of natural stands in the hills, much admired by those who like sports car because of your landscape as its route. An ideal place for the practice of auto racing, performing at sporting events permanently National and International

*" 'Camping Municipal Rivadavia"' is located south of the park on Route 14, you can camp there is room for approximately 250 tents, Sockets and places with parrilleros and tables, has two pools, one for large and another for children, a water slide with two falls outstanding natural. Area forest, where you can spend the day of pick-nick, there are services of the supply. Canchas football, an amphitheatre of important dimensions. It also has restrooms with drinking water, showers, nursing service and police custody. From here you can be hiking through the Gorge Zonda.

*" 'Cavas de Zonda"' is the only sparkling wine from South America where it is produced using the methods champenoise champagne and charmat process entirely and craft can be guided tours of the establishment addition to taste the product and make purchases. Its interior has a constant temperature of 18 °C.

Area San Juan River

This area is located in the northwestern part of the department and is accessed by the Avenida San Martin and then the route number 14, this with the following attractions

*" 'Park Faunístico"': this is a beautiful complex ambientado rústicamente, inhabited by indigenous animals in the province, including llamas, pumas, guanacos, snakes and birds. Also appreciating exotic animals like monkeys, lions and turtles, among others. A beautiful roundabout is located in the middle of a lake used as a hub to mark the trails that go all over the place

*" 'Camping "El Pinar "': as its name suggests brings together a large number of species of pine trees, has a huge spa, has all the necessary facilities and holds up a reservoir of fish, which brings together a wide number of species of them, creating a walk very attractive and very educational.
*" 'Dike "Jose Ignacio de la Roza "': characteristics of this dam is small but in fact is nothing more than a partidor water from the San Juan River, the majority is headed by a channel matrix of gigantic dimensions, reaching another dealer smaller called "San Emiliano. This same divide is what makes this water to the irrigation canals as the "Canal Benavides", the "Channel Cespedes" and the "Canal Quiroga," they themselves are responsible for irrigating the entire Valley Tulum. The other side of the water in the minority follows its natural course as a river.At its edge is a very picturesque campsite features excellent afforestation with the necessary services.