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Mendoza Province is a region located in western Argentina, known for being one of the country's most important wine-producing areas. It matters because its wine industry is a major part of Argentina's economy and global reputation, while the province also serves as an important hub for agriculture and trade in the Andes region.
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- Type
- Government
- Location
- Mendoza, Argentina
- Also known as
- Government of the Province of Mendoza, Mendoza Gobierno, Poder Ejecutivo de la Provincia de Mendoza
- Status
- Active
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- province of Argentina
- Official name
- Provincia de Mendoza
- Demonym
- mendocina
- Country
- Argentina
- Located in
- Argentina
- Contains
- Tupungato Department
- Capital
- Mendoza
- Population
- 2043540
- Area
- 148827
- Elevation
- 875
- Head of government
- Alfredo Cornejo
- Shares border with
- Maule Región
- Highest point
- Aconcagua
- Official website
- www.mendoza.gov.ar
- Image
- Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina - panoramio (28).jpg
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- Commons category
- Mendoza Province
- topic's main category
- Category:Mendoza Province
- inception
- 1812-01-01
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Mendoza Province
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Mendoza Province
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Mendoza Province
- language used
- Mapudungun
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- native label
- Provincia de Mendoza
- number of viewers/listeners
- 9309498
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Encyclopedic overview
Mendoza ( Spanish pronunciation: [menˈdosa]), officially the Province of Mendoza, is a province of Argentina, in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders San Juan to the north, La Pampa and Neuquén to the south, San Luis to the east, and the republic of Chile to the west; the international limit is marked by the Andes mountain range. Its capital city is the homonymous city of Mendoza.
Covering an area of 148,827 km, it is the seventh biggest province of Argentina with 5.35% of the country's total area. The population for 2022 is 2,014,533 inhabitants, which makes it the fifth most populated region of the country, or 4.38% of the total national population.
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