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Calingasta Department

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Calingasta
Departamento Calingasta
Andean mountain scenery in Calingasta
Andean mountain scenery in Calingasta
location of Calingasta Department in San Juan Province
location of Calingasta Department in San Juan Province
Coordinates: 31°22′S 69°30′W / 31.367°S 69.500°W / -31.367; -69.500
CountryArgentina
EstablishedDecember 17, 1869
SeatTamberías
Government
 • MayorJosé Adolfo Ibaceta
Area
 • Total22,589 km2 (8,722 sq mi)
Population
 (2001 census [INDEC])
 • Total8,176
 • Density0.36/km2 (0.94/sq mi)
Postal Code
SJ5400
IFAM
Area Code0264
Patron saintSan José

Calingasta is a department of the province of San Juan (Argentina). It is the southwestern corner of the province, which is predominantly a landscape of mountains and rivers. It is characterized by its production of apples and by tourism, mainly in the tourist towns of Barreal and Tamberías

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Transcription

Origin of name

Several meanings that have been given to indigenous root of this word. People of the inhabitants of Calían. Skirt or safe or major hills. Transforming Catalve "(River of the hillside), as the area was called Calingasta prior to the arrival of the Spaniards.

Geography

The department Calingasta comprises the southwest corner of the province of San Juan. It is 217 kilometres (135 mi) west of the  City of San Juan with an area of 22,589 square kilometres (8,722 sq mi). Its boundaries are:

Relief

Calingasta has a rugged, mountaneous topography due to its location at the foot of the Andes. Mount Mercedario is the eighth-highest mountain of the Andes with an altitude of 6,720 metres (22,050 ft). It is located 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Aconcagua. The precordillera range is the Sierra del Tontal, separating the region from the arid plains to the east. The soil is mainly desert with little vegetation cover except on the river banks in the valleys.

Climate

The climate is mostly desert with little precipitation, highlighting marked thermal variations, with notable differences in temperature between night and day.

31°22′S 69°30′W / 31.367°S 69.500°W / -31.367; -69.500

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