Gobernador Dupuy Department

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Gobernador Dupuy
Gobernador Dupuy Department (San Luis - Argentina) .png
Location of Gobernador Dupuy in San Luis (Argentina)
Data
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