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Mendoza, Argentina

South America

Mendoza, officially the City of Mendoza, is the capital of Mendoza province in Argentina, located in the northern-central part of the province among the foothills of the Andes. At the heart of Argentina's largest wine-producing region, Mendoza is known worldwide for its Malbec vineyards, its network of irrigation canals lined with sycamore trees, and its access to nearby ski resorts and Andean mountaineering routes, including toward Aconcagua.

Facts
Population
115,041 1
Area (sq km)
54 1
Founding Year
1561 1
Population Estimate Year
2010 1
Elevation (m)
747 1
Wikipedia infobox gives 746.5 m; elevation-m is an Int property on this atlas, recorded rounded to the nearest metre.
Latitude
32.8897 degrees south 1
Longitude
68.8444 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 4
Connections

Associated With

Argentina, Countries
Source Mendoza, Argentina (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Mendoza Province, States or Territories
Source GeoNames: Mendoza - GeoNames
Sources
1. Mendoza, Argentina (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    As of the 2010 census [INDEC], Mendoza had a population of 115,041 with a metropolitan population of 1,055,679, making Greater Mendoza the fourth largest census metropolitan area in the country.
  • Infobox area_total_km2 field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendoza,_Argentina
    area_total_km2 = 54
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    746.5
  • Infobox coordinates field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendoza,_Argentina
    coordinates = 32°53′23″S 68°50′40″W
  • History section, first paragraph, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendoza,_Argentina
    On 2 March 1561, Pedro del Castillo founded the city and named it Ciudad de Mendoza del Nuevo Valle de La Rioja after the governor of Chile, Don García Hurtado de Mendoza.
  • Associated With: Argentina, Infobox subdivision_name field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendoza,_Argentina
    subdivision_name = Argentina
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -32.8897,-68.8444
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 768.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -32.75, -68.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -32.75, -68.75
-32.75 -68.75 BWk
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4. GeoNames: Mendoza - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3844421, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.14 km)
    -32.88946 -68.84582 P PPLA AR 13 50028 114893 853 America/Argentina/Mendoza
  • Capital Of: Mendoza Province, cities500 record 3844421, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 13)
    -32.88946 -68.84582 P PPLA AR 13 50028 114893 853 America/Argentina/Mendoza
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Wikidata: Mendoza, Argentina
Wikidata Q44237, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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