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San Juan | |
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 Collage of San Juan | |
| Nickname: "Oasis City" | |
  San Juan Location in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 31°32′03″S 68°31′34″W / 31.53417°S 68.52611°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  San Juan |
| Department | Capital Department |
| Settled | 1562 |
| Founded by | Juan Jufré |
| Government | |
| • Intendant | Franco Aranda |
| Area | |
• City | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Density | 3,759.3/km2 (9,737/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 109,123 |
| • Metro | 453,000 |
| • Demonym | sanjuanino |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| CPA Base | J 5400 |
| Area code | +54 264 |
| Website | Official website |
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San Juan (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ ˈxwan]) is the capital and largest city of the Argentine province of San Juan in the Cuyo region, located in the Tulúm Valley, west of the San Juan River, at 650 m (2,133 ft) above mean sea level, with a population of around 112,000 as per the 2001 census [INDEC] (over 500,000 in the metropolitan area).
It is a modern city with wide streets and well-drawn avenues with wide sidewalks and vegetation of different species of trees irrigated by canals, from which it derives its nickname oasis town.
It has an important accommodation infrastructure and transportation. It highlights modern buildings and the surroundings, the reservoir and Ullum dam, spas, museums, large plantations of vines, and various types of agriculture, with wine being the most important.