Gobernador Dupuy Department
Gobernador Dupuy | |
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Location of Gobernador Dupuy in San Luis (Argentina) | |
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Capital | Buena Esperanza |
population | 11,120 (2001, INDEC) |
surface | 19,632 km² |
Population density | 0.6 inhabitants / km² |
The Gobernador Dupuy department is located in the south of the San Luis province in the western center of Argentina and is one of 9 administrative units in the province.
It is bordered to the north by the departments of Juan Martín de Pueyrredón and General Pedernera , to the east by the province of Cordoba , to the east and south by the province of La Pampa and to the west by the province of Mendoza .
The capital of the Gobernador Dupuy department is Buena Esperanza .
history
The department was named after the Coronel Vicente Dupuy e Islas de Garay .
Coordinates: 35 ° 0 ′ S , 65 ° 30 ′ W