Villa Krause
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| location | 31 ° 35 ′ S , 68 ° 32 ′ W | ||
| Height above d. M .: | 650 m | ||
| Population (2001): | 107,740 | ||
| Agglomeration : | Gran San Juan | ||
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 San Juan
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| Department : | Rawson | ||
| Mayor: | Eduardo Mauricio Ibarra, Alianza | ||
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| Postal code : | J5425 | ||
| Telephone code: | 0264 | ||
| Website of Villa Krause | |||
Villa Krause is an Argentine city in the center of the province of San Juan in the Valle del Tulum south of the city of San Juan .
The city is the capital and seat of government of the Rawson Department . It has 108,000 inhabitants (2001) and is at an altitude of 650 m above sea level. NN.
The city , which dates back to the engineer Domingo Krause , an adopted son of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento , and named after Augusto Krause , is experiencing strong population growth despite its desert climate. It only received city rights in 1983.
Web links
- CityKrause.com - Official website of Villa Krause (Spanish)
- Rawson website (Spanish)