Capital Department

Capital is a department in San Juan Province, Argentina.
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  • Type: department of Argentina with 117,000 residents
  • Description: in San Juan Province, Argentina
  • Also known as: “Capital Department, San Juan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Estadio Aldo Cantoni and Estadio El Serpentario.

Stadium
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The is an arena located in the city of , capital of . Inaugurated in July 1967, it is mainly use by local clubs UPCN and Obras Pocito for their home matches for the Serie A1, the top level of the men's volleyball league system.

Stadium
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Estadio José Nehin, popularly known as El Serpentario, is a football stadium located in the city of in of . It is owned and operated by Club Sportivo Desamparados, and has a capacity of 18,000 spectators.

Theater building
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is a theater building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Juan and Villa Krause.

Photo: Enrique Guardia, CC0.
is the capital city of , in the central-west region of , about 150 km north of . The province has a large Triassic period fossil record, believed to be one of the largest in the world.

Town
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is a city in the province of San Juan, Argentina in the region. The city is located in the , east of the San Juan River, at 650 m above mean sea level and has a population of around 107,000 according to the 2001 census. is situated 5 km south of Capital Department.

Capital Department

Latitude
-31.5333° or 31° 32′ south
Longitude
-68.5333° or 68° 32′ west
Population
117,000
Elevation
645 metres (2,116 feet)
Open location code
47WHFF88+MM
Geo­Names ID
3862743
Wiki­data ID
Q1190333
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Turkish—“Capital Department” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “дэпартамент Капіталь”
  • Catalan: “Departament Capital (San Juan)”
  • Catalan: “Departament de Capital (San Juan)”
  • Catalan: “Departament de Capital”
  • Cebuano: “Departamento de Capital”
  • Chinese: “卡皮特爾縣”
  • Dutch: “Capital”
  • French: “Capital”
  • French: “Département Capital”
  • German: “Departamento Capital (San Juan)”
  • German: “Departamento Capital”
  • Hungarian: “Capital megye”
  • Italian: “Dipartimento di Capital”
  • Japanese: “カピタル・デパルタメント”
  • Persian: “بخش کاپیتال (سان خوان)”
  • Persian: “بخش کاپیتال”
  • Portuguese: “Capital (departamento de San Juan)”
  • Portuguese: “Capital”
  • Russian: “Капиталь”
  • Russian: “Сан-Хуан”
  • Spanish: “Ciudad de San Juan”
  • Spanish: “Departamento Capital”
  • Spanish: “San Juan”
  • Swedish: “Capital”
  • Turkish: “Departamento Capital, San Juan”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Trinidad and Barrio Rivadavia.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dique Nivelador and Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport.

San Juan: Must-Visit Destinations

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