Capital Department
Capital is a department of Mendoza Province in Argentina. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 111,000 inhabitants in an area of 54 km, and its head city is Mendoza, which also serves as the provincial capital.- Type: department of Argentina with 111,000 residents
- Description: department of Mendoza Province, Argentina
- Also known as: “Capital Department, Mendoza”, “Departamento Mendoza”, “Departement Capital (Mendoza)”, “Departement capitale (Mendoza)”, “Département capitale (mendoza)”, “Département capitale (Mendoza)”, and “Département Capitale (Mendoza)”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas and Estadio Bautista Gargantini.
General San Martín Park
Park
The Parque General San Martín is a park located in the city of Mendoza, Argentina.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mendoza and Las Heras.
Las Heras
Town
Las Heras is a city in the province of Mendoza… Las Heras is situated 4 km northeast of Capital Department.
El Challao
Suburb
Las Heras is a department located in the north west of Mendoza Province in Argentina. El Challao is situated 5 km northwest of Capital Department.
Capital Department
- Location: Mendoza, Cuyo, Argentina, South America
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Latitude
-32.8847° or 32° 53′ 5″ south
Longitude
-68.8583° or 68° 51′ 30″ west
Population
111,000
Elevation
785 metres (2,575 feet)
Open location code
47VH448R+4M
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Capital Department” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Departamento de Capital”
- Chinese: “首府地区”
- Dutch: “Capital”
- French: “Capital”
- French: “Département Capital”
- German: “Departamento Capital (Mendoza)”
- German: “Departamento Capital”
- Hungarian: “Capital megye”
- Japanese: “カピタル・デパルタメント (メンドーサ州)”
- Persian: “بخش کاپیتال (مندوزا)”
- Persian: “بخش کاپیتال”
- Russian: “Мендоса”
- Scots: “Capital Depairtment, Mendoza”
- Scots: “Capital Depairtment”
- Spanish: “Departamento Capital”
- Swedish: “Capital”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Quinta Sección and Sexta Sección.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Ciudad de Mendoza Airpark and Acuario de Mendoza.
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